Simonson Musi 120 5 April 2017 The growth of drum and bugle corps in America Classic drum and bugle corps are musical ensembles that descended from military bugle and drum units returning from the first World War and subsequent wars. Traditionally, drum and bugle corps served as signaling units as early as before the American Civil War, with these signaling units having descended in some fashion from ancient drum and fife corps. However, a modern drum and bugle corps are a musical marching ensemble consisting