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I've seen plenty of snare drums, pipes, and trumpets in depictions of premodern battlefields. Did the other typical marching band instruments also see use for signaling on the battlefield? If not, how did they become part of the ensemble?

by /u/LibraryLass in /r/AskHistorians

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