MILITARY MUSIC IN SOUTH-AFRICA: A CRITICAL STUDY OF ITS USE IN TIME OF PEACE AND ITS POTENTIAL IN TIME OF WAR, TOGETHER WITH CONSTRUCTIVE IDEAS FOR INCREASING EFFICIENCY

  • F.A.M. Cousins SA Army Orchestra
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5787/11-3-662
Keywords: the power of music, singing soldiers, military bands, bagpipes colouring the morale of troops, trumpets, bugles and drum

Abstract

Congreve,assures us -
'Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast
To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.'

A sentiment echoed softly by Cowper:
'With melting airs, or martial, brink, or grave,
Some chord in unison with what we hear
Is touched within us, and the heart replies.'

Longfellow's cry is more prosaic:
'Music is the universal language of mankind.'

And no doubt he would have nodded wisely at
Kamahal's way of putting it ...
'Music has a fantastic way of getting a meaning
across.'

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Published
2012-02-28
How to Cite
Cousins, F. (2012). MILITARY MUSIC IN SOUTH-AFRICA: A CRITICAL STUDY OF ITS USE IN TIME OF PEACE AND ITS POTENTIAL IN TIME OF WAR, TOGETHER WITH CONSTRUCTIVE IDEAS FOR INCREASING EFFICIENCY. Scientia Militaria - South African Journal of Military Studies, 11(3). https://doi.org/10.5787/11-3-662
Issue
Vol. 11 No. 3 (1981)
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