Meaning & Performance
Fliegel Grenadier March (“Flying Grenadier March”) might represent a quickstep or a charge.
The Darmstadt MS doesn’t include a tune for the charge, a signal which was certainly needed for 18th century combat.
Drum Beatings
Assuming this tune represents a charge, the music has been scored with Kastner’s Sturm Marsch (Austrian: Sturmstreich).
Sturm Marsch is a very simple beating that could easily be maintained at a quickstep or charge.
Prussian Fligel Grenadier March
Interpretation for Hessian Use
Drum beating is ‘Sturm Marsch’ from Kastner.
Fife part is the Fligel Grenadier March listed under the Prussian ordonnance in the Darmstadt MS.
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