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The 26th NC Regiment Band

the Civil War Band
from Salem


Philip Dunigan Lecture

Researcher, Philip Dunigan, completed an enormous amount of research in order to tell the story of the Band from the perspective of Ed Peterson, Salem trombonist, captured in his letters home during the Civil War; this involves cross-referencing with maps and other diaries and records, to determine where the band was, on particular dates, and how they fit into the story and events of the war.

Philip passed away on Aug. 1, 2023.

Walter Philip Dunigan

THE MORAVIAN MUSIC FOUNDATION

Moramus Award


In Memoriam

            Through your insatiable thirst for knowledge, your capacious memory for detail, and your boundless energy and enthusiasm, you have sparked interest in the music of the Moravians in musicians, scholars, and audiences far beyond the confines of the Moravian Church. You have introduced musicians from many miles away to the riches of the Moravian musical heritage, and you have built bridges between the Moravian Music Foundation and the wider professional music world. Through your passion for this music and your vision of the future, you initiated the Moravian Music Foundation’s series of recordings, each presenting performances of the highest quality and thus engendering new respect for this body of music.

            As a member of the Moravian Music Foundation’s Board of Trustees, you insisted that both board and staff adhere to the highest standards in artistry and in production. You inspired the board to set, and to achieve, “big, hairy, audacious goals”. As a scholar you made possible the identification of otherwise-unknown works. As a performer you have made these works, and others, known to a wider audience.

            You have worked to preserve the Moravian musical heritage by encouraging its use and its perpetuation in recordings and in live performances. You have shared the Moravian musical heritage through your teaching, your own performance, your scholarship, and by introducing this music to your professional colleagues. You have celebrated Moravian music through the production of recordings and performances, and with your own unwavering good humor and passion for the music.

            For your ongoing commitment to the preservation, sharing, and celebration of the musical culture of the Moravians, we take great pleasure, with heartfelt thanks, in presenting to you the

MORAMUS AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO MORAVIAN MUSIC

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, June 13, 2003

Philip Dunigan Lecture


Part Book of the 26th

The Moravian Music Foundation is the home of the only known complete set of extant Confederate band books from the war between the states.

This set belonged to the Moravian musicians from Salem, NC who were attached to the 26th NC Regiment. The MMF vault holds part-books from other bands, as well.


Extensive diaries by Julius Leinbach have proven invaluable, as an historic record. The diaries, and other papers, reside in the UNC Chapel Hill Wilson Library.


Collection Name: J.A. Lineback Papers, circa 1861-1863; 1914

Description of the original Julius Lineback wartime diaries and other papers:     http://www2.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/l/Lineback,J.A.html

Portions of Julius Leinbach’s diaries are reprinted in a monograph (booklet) published by MMF, Regiment Band of the Twenty-Sixth North Carolina, along with the repertory list of the Band.
Order for only $4 at the MMF website


Music of the 26th NC played by Federal City Brass

Interested in the whole story?

A JOHNNY REB BAND FROM SALEM: the Pride of Tarheelia
by Harry H. Hall, 2006, paperback
Order for only $15 at the MMF website


Federal City Brass Band reenacts the 26th NC Regiment Band

Information relating to Salem, NC and the 26th NC Regiment Band:

  • Article for Moravian (June 2015) A Storm in the Land: Southern Moravians in the Civil War
  • Webpage by Old Salem, Inc.  Salem, NC and the Civil War
Federal City Brass as the 26th NC

MUSIC OF THE 26TH NC REGIMENT BAND – sheet music for brass band, edited and published by MMF
– THREE VOLUMES
Order online at the MMF website

MUSIC OF THE 26TH NC REGIMENT BAND – available on CD
– TWO CD COLLECTIONS
        A Storm in the Land
        Cheer Boys, Cheer!
American Brass Quintet performs
Order online at the MMF website


Today, the Federal City Brass Band performs as the 26th NC Regiment Band all over the country.

Federal City as the 26th NC Band

Often, they visit Salem.

Civil War re-enactors, known as the Federal City Brass Band, recreate the experience of the 26th NC Regimental Band, through dress, word, and music performance. http://www.jvmusic.net/federal-city-brass-band26th-nc-band/


Music in Salem During the Civil War

MMF’s Collection of
Civil War Reproduction Instruments

The Moravian Music Foundation is the home of the only known complete set of extant Confederate band books from the Civil War. This set belonged to the musicians of the 26th NC regiment band, which was made up of Moravian men from Salem, NC. The MMF has part-books from other bands as well, and researcher Philip Dunnigan is working to identify which bands are represented by these books. Some books are believed to be from the 21st and 33rd NC regiment bands.

Generous donations to the MMF have allowed us, over the last few years, to have replica Civil War horns made by Robb Stewart. Robb creates and restores vintage brass instruments in his California workshop. So far the MMF’s replica Civil War Horn collection includes:

  • 2 Eb Cornets
  • 2 Bb Cornets
  • 2 Eb Alto Horns
  • 1 Bb Tenor Horn
  • 1 Eb Bass Horn

We’d like to have an additional Bb Tenor Horn (approx. $4000) and an additional Eb Bass horn (approx. $8000) to round out our band of instruments. We’d also like to have a replica Civil War era drum (approx. $1500). Our hopes are to have musicians regularly perform music from the 26th band on these instruments.

Here are some links of civil war music interest:

Book Review of Johnny Reb Band from Salem by Winston-Salem Journal writer Tom Dillon
http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_RelishArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149192886607&path=!entertainment!general!&s=1037645508970

Recreated 26th NC Regimental Band
http://www.jvmusic.net/26thNCRegimentBandrecreated.html

26th NC Regiment (no mention of the band, only the fife and drum corp)
http://www.26nc.org/index.html

Civil War Bands
http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/music/bands.html

Description of the Lineback papers in the collections at UNC Chapel Hill
http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/l/Lineback,J.A.

Vermont in the Civil War (mentions the 26th NC regiment band)
http://vermontcivilwar.org/museum/music/music.php

Civil War Art Print – Maryland, My Maryland (mentions the 26th NC regiment band)
http://www.allenscreations.com/mkmmm.html

North Carolina History Project’s entry about the Salem Brass Band
http://www.northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/139/entry

OTHER LINKS OF INTEREST:

26th NC Regiment (no mention of the band, only the fife and drum corp) http://www.26nc.org/index.html

Prior to the 1830s, the military used fife and drum for parade and ceremony.
Once brass valves were invented, brass bands began to replace and fill these roles.

Civil War Bands – an overview of several bands http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/music/bands.html

Vermont in the Civil War (mentions the 26th NC regiment band) Essay about music in the Civil War http://vermontcivilwar.org/museum/music/music.php

Civil War Art Print – Maryland, My Maryland by Mort Künstler (depicts the 26th NC regiment band, and gives a description of the scene and the band’s role in the crossing of the Potomac on the way to Gettysburg) http://www.allenscreations.com/mkmmm.html

North Carolina History Project’s entry about the Salem Brass Band’s role, being attached to the 26th NC Regiment during the Civil War. http://www.northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/139/entry

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The archival holdings of MMF are divided into collections. (some in Bethlehem, some in Winston-Salem)

The FINDING AID for each collection is a “30,000-foot view” of the collection in its context. Each finding aid contains information about the size of the collection, how it was created, history of the community or key individuals involved in the collection, and a description of the contents.

Individual Finding Aids       LINK

Guide: A searchable table of all collections          LINK

GemeinKat

GemeinKat is the MMF digital catalog on WorldCat.org    LINK

WorldCat.org: to search the catalog, go to https://moravianmusic.on.worldcat.org/discovery. You can search by composer, title, collection, or any number of other keywords; just go try!

OCLC (Online Computer Library Center): the collective of organization(s) that built the online database called WorldCat. It is now owned by Backstage Library Works.

“GemeinKat” is the name given to MMF’s project to upload new and enhanced digital records to the OCLC and RISM databases. We have used the name “GemeinKat” as our umbrella term for the entire project, involving Backstage Library Works, OCLC, WorldCat, and RISM and the work of cataloging; also, the creation of the digital records and the creation of finding aids.

GemeinKat is available to the public, on the internet, at moravianmusic.on.worldcat.org and is a WorldCat Discovery catalog, developed by OCLC, a nonprofit organization that provides services to thousands of libraries worldwide. Through WorldCat, users have the potential to access more than 1.8 billion items in libraries around the world.

GemeinKat itself is: the bibliographic records for each manuscript, book, or printed music item found in MMF holdings.
These archival holdings are grouped by collections and physically reside in either the Bethlehem or Winston-Salem archive (sometimes in both).
For a description, see the MMF website: https://moravianmusic.org/gemeinkat-catalog/.

 

Moravian Archives, Northern Province

THE MMF OFFICE IS NO LONGER IN THE ARCHIVES BUILDING ON LOCUST ST.!
OUR OFFICE IS ON CENTER ST., THEREFORE, PLEASE SCHEDULE VISITS SO WE CAN COORDINATE.
THANK YOU.

It is required that you make an appointment with MMF staff for consulting or to do research, so that we may access and prepare materials for you.

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For shopping, you may visit MMF in Bethlehem any day of the week. The Archives staff will accept payment and complete your purchase.
When convenient, you may consider ordering items on the MMF website. We can save you shipping charge if you want to pick-up the items. Please email  sales@moravianmusic.org

For anthem and lending library requests, research inquiries about any of out collections, and other inquiries,
you are welcome to send an email to jan@moravianmusic.org, info@moravianmusic.org or
directly to any of the staff, using this pattern: [first name]@moravianmusic.org

We Are Open for Business!

…however, we prefer you make an appointment to visit the WINSTON-SALEM office for research projects or when trying to locate an item.  336-725-0651  For anthem and lending library requests, research inquiries, and other inquiries,
you are welcome to send an email to info@moravianmusic.org or sales@moravianmusic.org
or directly to any of the staff, using this pattern: [first name]@moravianmusic.org

You may purchase books, CDs, anthems at this location AND you may always order items 24/7 on the MMF website. You may pick-up or we will ship.

We have recently upscaled our gift shop to include local Moravian vendors, like ArtC Designs and Handmade Stars.

 

Trinkschokolade

“Kakao” in German means cocoa, either bean, powder or hot cocoa. It can be drunken cold or hot. When it is made from powder mixes it is often called “Trinkschokolade”

Glühwein

“Glühwein” is a German mulled wine (ours is non-alcoholic), a cheery warming agent in many cultures during the dark and chilly winter months. The German word itself directly translates to mean ‘glow wine’ in English. This name was derived from the red hot irons used to heat the wine in the early days. Recipes may include red wine or juice and other juices combined with the popular spices of the season, including citrus, cinnamon, star anise, cloves, and vanilla, all sweetened with sugar.

Internships at MMF

The Moravian Music Foundation welcomes students for internships.
Both college (or higher) and high school levels may be accommodated.
Some projects require no musical experience; others require ability to read music and understand orchestral scores/parts.

RISM

RISM: Répertoire International des Sources Musicales

RISM, or International Inventory of Musical Sources, is an international, non-profit organization that aims to comprehensively document extant musical sources worldwide: manuscripts, printed music editions, writings on music theory, and libretti that are found in libraries, archives, churches, schools, and private collections.

Search RISM ONLINE (more searching options and granularity for scholars)    or   Search RISM CATALOG (more general searching)

The RISM Catalog of Musical Sources contains over 1.2 million records and can be searched at no cost. Early western music from 1600 through to the early 19th century is included.

RISM was founded in Paris in 1952 and is the largest and only global organization that documents written musical sources. RISM records what exists and where it can be found. RISM is where scholars go when they are looking for music manuscripts or early prints around the world. RISM entries include the musical incipits – the first phrase or so of music – to enable identification of a specific piece of music (which setting of “Sing to the Lord a New Song” is this?).

Other resources at MMF:

  • Reference library: the Peter Memorial Library in Winston-Salem
  • Irving Lowens Collection of early American tunebooks and songbooks, in Winston-Salem
  • An extensive international collection of hymnals (mostly Moravian) in many languages, dating to the 16th century, in Winston-Salem

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Heritage Award

presented by the Moravian Historical Society, Aug. 28, 2022, to

GWYNETH MICHEL
Asst. Director of the Moravian Music Foundation

in sincere appreciation of her contributions in support of the MHS.

Christopher Ogburn

Growing up in the Moravian Church, I learned the value of the church and the importance of its long and remarkable history, both locally, but also internationally. My own family lineage can be traced back to the Bethabara settlement, so there is a strong personal connection that draws me to the work of the Moravian Music Foundation and the preservation of its remarkable archival collection. While an undergraduate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I had the privilege of interning one summer at the Foundation under Nola Reed Knouse. This opportunity solidified my passion for musicology and is what ultimately inspired my pursuit of a doctorate in that area. In many ways, I owe my career to the Foundation and consider this opportunity to be both a literal and spiritual homecoming.

Looking to the future, I am excited by all the possibilities, including expanding the lecture series, building a more robust online presence, providing live music performances, creating workshops for local students, and working to tell the global story of the Moravian Church more completely and accurately.

My family has deep ties to the area that go back several generations. My wife, Erin, and I are excited to be moving back to Winston-Salem and to raise our daughter, June, in this community that played such a vital role in shaping who I am today. We are looking forward to exploring all the new restaurants, hiking around Pilot Mountain, and enjoying the vibrant cultural community that has grown over the years. After having lived in New York City for the bulk of our adult lives, we are delighted to be back in the land of BBQ, Cheerwine, and the Heels.  -Chris Ogburn

Bruce Earnest

What an honor it is for me to join the Moravian Music Foundation. I look forward to working with the board, staff, and community as we  plan for the next 66 years. The mission and vision of the Moravian Music Foundation is as important now and for the future as it was at inception 66 years ago. I am grateful to be leading an organization that is respected throughout the globe for its collection and significance, due to Dr. Knouse and the team. As my wife and family transition to the beautiful city of Winston-Salem, we ask for your prayers and look forward to meeting each of you very soon!    -Bruce Earnest

Psalm 99:5

ArchivGrid

ArchiveGrid                         LINK

This is a collection of over 7,000,000 archival descriptions, including documents, personal papers, family histories, and other archival materials held in about 1,500 archival institutions. ArchiveGrid helps researchers looking for primary source materials, but who may not know exactly where to go to find them. MMF’s finding aids can be discovered through ArchiveGrid. For an example, go to https://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/help/; type in the search box (upper right) “Bethlehem congregation” and the first thing you will find is MMF’s finding aid for the Bethlehem Congregation Collection, and also related collections and suggested search terms (Lancaster, Dover, Lititz, etc.), linked to those finding aids on the MMF website.

A recent inquiry to MMF - Subject: Copyright/Streaming

 

Dear MMF,

I have a question about copyright and streaming. We have CCLI license and streaming license at my church, but it does not cover many pieces for organ. Would the ASCAP license provide that protection for us to stream and include copyrighted organ music? I’ve read their website, and it seems like it would.  https://www.ascap.com/music-users/types/church-or-ministry

Thanks!

____________________________________________________

Dear Worship Leader,

We have been instructing folks to follow CCLI and OneLicense guidelines, which, as you discovered, unfortunately, rarely cover instrumental/keyboard music.

Yes, it appears as though ASCAP offers a “WorshipCast” streaming license, which is set up in much the same manner as CCLI and OneLicense licenses – i.e., the fee structure is based on worship attendance:

https://apps.christiancopyrightsolutions.com/purchase-license.aspx?svc=wc

A quick click brought up this fee structure:
1 – 199 (in attendance): $284.00
200 – 499 (in attendance): $424.00 (obviously it goes up from here)

Some further good news – the WorshipCast license offered above is controlled by Christian Copyright Solutions (a division of CCLI, and it appears as though purchase of this license would allow you to broadcast both ASCAP and BMI titles, opening up even more possibilities.

I don’t think, however, that this license includes SESAC titles; thus, if you wished to perform anything under the SESAC umbrella (Dan Gawthrop, for instance), you would need to approach that entity directly for a license:

https://www.sesac.com/#!/

Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Blessings to you in your music ministry!

Gwyneth Michel, Assistant Director, Moravian Music Foundation      – – (with edits by Erik S.)

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Archie K Davis Center

Construction began on the building in the fall of 1999, and the facility was completed and occupied in July 2001. In September 2001, the building was dedicated as the Archie K. Davis Center. More about the man, the building, and a quick, visual tour of our beautiful home.

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