in plays:
In a 17th century Masque (English court entertainment) " a pipe and tabor, a treble and two bass violins, two sackbuts,
a mandora
and a tenor cornett appeared"
In the 18th century: At Drury Lane Theatre, London, there were 23 musicians employed to play in the orchestra as listed
in the treasurer’s
books for the 1778–9 season .... including one contrabassoon who also played the tabor and pipe.
There were generally between
20
and 30 musicians in the orchestra at this time. In 1789 additional instruments employed
by actor-manager Charles Kemble
include the tabor and pipe, and trumpets. |
for dancing:
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other bands: |
1325 manuscript Barcelona, Spain 61r |
1452 Toledo Cathedral, Spain |
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16th century Goldegg Castle, Salzburg, Austria |
1905 Basque Municipal band, Spain
[more images here] |
2012 Cobla Band at bull-fighting arena Spain
[more images here] |
2018 'Trencadit' France |
2021 ' Galandum Galundaina' Portugal |
'Frame' modern band |
In South America, Mexico, the pipe and tabor are played for traditional dances along with a variety of percussion instruments:
Yaqui Pascola, Mexico, South America |
band and traditional dancers Mexico |
In countries that do morris dancing the pipe and tabor is occasionally part of the band:
21st century Perth morris muscians, Australia |
1970's morris musicians in Cambridge, England |
mid 20th century morris, England |
In 1953 Kings College Morris Men of Newcastle gave a display in York. They were accompanied by pipe and tabor, violin and accordion. |
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1975 Dolphin Morris, Nottinghamshire, England |
2021 Dolphin Morris, Nottinghamshire, England |
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Early Music:
25 countries have early music groups and orchestras.
How many of these feature a pipe and tabor player?
Research to be carried out.
21st century Early Music, Goffredo Degli Esposti (taborer), Italy |
Doncaster Waites, England:
[from the 15th century onwards the great majority of waits
were civic minstrels employed by corporations.] |
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2018 York Waits, England |
Margo Fontijne plays the pipe and tabor in the early music group
Ensemble Corona, based in Holland |
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in orchestra: |
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1516 procession float, Germany |
1516 player Germany |
1745 France |
1745 player |
1745 orchestra having a break, France |
1745 France |
1745 France - these image come from
'Public celebrations given by the city of Paris on the occasion of the Marriage of Monsignor the Dauphin'.
1745 France diagram of an Orchestra playing for a royal celebration: " lower left: 2 oboes, 10 violins, pipe and tabor drum,
2 bassoons, violoncello, 3 double basses" |
1745 France |
1745 France |
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1753-1780 ceramic figures, monkey orchestra, Germany |
18th / 19th century similar ceramic figure
[more images here] |
1785 satirical print, England |
1785 England, player |
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Soloist infront of orchestra:
21st century with brass band Luis Antonio Pedraza in Toro, Castilla y León, Spain |
2021 string drum with orchestra, Txirula soloist Arkaitz Ibarra, Basque country, Spain |
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