Annotation:Church Call
X:1 T:Church Call M:2/4 L:1/8 R: S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 55, p. 11) N:John Buttery (1784-1854) joined the 34th Regiment in Lincoln, N:Lincolnshire, England, in 1797 and served as a fifer until discharged in N:1814. His large ms. contains marches, duty calls, dance tunes and airs. N:EASMES identifies this as the Fife MS. and suggests a date of 1780, see N:https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/Easmes/Index.htm Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G de/d/ cB|(A/G/).A/.B/ (G/A/).B/c/|de/d/ cB|(A/G/).A/.B/ G2| de/f/ gg|(a/g/).f/.e/ (d/c/).B/.A/|de/f/ gg|(a/g/).f/.e/ d2| de/f/ gg|(a/g/).f/.e/ (d/c/).B/.A/|de/f/ gg|(a/g/).f/.e/ d2:|
CHURCH CALL. AKA - "Parley (The)." English, American; March (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "The Parley", or the "Church Call", was a military signal in use in the 18th and 19th centuries and a member of the canon of codified musical signals for various duties and functions. It was the musicians' signal to the regiment or camp that there was a desire for a conference with the enemy, and was used to signal the end of battle and resurrection. However, the call did double duty as the signal calling the men to Divine Services (also called “Beating the Bank”), and triple duty as a summons for a doctor.
