fife
Shrill parade instrument
A fife is a small, high-pitched woodwind instrument similar to a flute, traditionally used in military and marching bands.
Fifes produce a shrill, penetrating sound suited to outdoor ceremonies and parades: The fife and drum corps led the procession.
The verb means to play the fife.
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- piccoloSmall, high-pitched woodwind
- woodwindBlown orchestral instrument type
- reedlessHaving no marsh plants
- transverseExtending sideways across
keyless · high-pitched · treble · embouchure · fingerhole · melody · tune · scale
Struck percussion cylinder
- drummerOne who keeps rhythm
- corpsMilitary unit or group
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- marchRhythmic group walk
infantry · parade · colonial · revolutionary · battlefield · signal · cadence · tattoo
Exchanging ideas or information
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- callContact by phone
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
rally · charge · retreat · assembly · muster · cadence · military · coordination
Northern British nation
Of that northern kingdom
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- faerieMythical small spirit
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- spritesTiny supernatural beings
ballads · tales · legends · traditions · oral-history · folktales · supernatural · mystical
flute
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- piccoloSmall, high-pitched woodwind
- woodwindBlown orchestral instrument type
- reedlessHaving no marsh plants
transverse · keyless · high-pitched · treble · embouchure · fingerhole · melody · tune · scale · octave
drum
Struck percussion cylinder
march · infantry · parade · colonial · revolutionary · battlefield · signal · cadence · tattoo · reveille
communication
Exchanging ideas or information
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- callContact by phone
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
command · rally · charge · retreat · assembly · muster · cadence · military · coordination · warning
Scotland
Northern British nation
Scottish
Of that northern kingdom
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- faerieMythical small spirit
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
sprites · ballads · tales · legends · traditions · oral-history · folktales · supernatural · mystical · piper
- European instrumentsaccordion, bagpipes, balalaika, bandura, bodhran
- flutesflute, concert flute, piccolo, bamboo flute, wooden flute
- high-pitched soundssqueak, squeal, shriek, screech, shrill
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum
- Military Paradesmarch music, marching, marchers, formation, formations
- wind instrumentsflute, clarinet, oboe, trumpet, bassoon
fifetuba
Lowest brass instrument
bass drum · contrabassoon · double bass · bass trombone · sousaphone
- fife and drumSmall flute and snare
- Barney Fife