The former (see _Othello_ III. iii. 353) were
of a decided military cast; whereas the latter were more associated
with May Day entertainments, bull-baitings, and out-of-door amusements
generally. The Tabor was a little drum, the Pipe (as explained before,
in Section III., about Autolycus) a tiny whistle with only three
holes. The two were played simultaneously by one person.
_Much Ado_ II, iii, 13. Benedick, of Claudio in love.
_Ben._ I have known, when there was no _music_ with him but
the _drum and the fife_; and now had he rather hear the
_tabor and the pipe_: ... but till all graces be in one
woman, one woman shall not come in my grace. Rich she shall
be, that's certain; wise, or I'll none; ... of good
discourse, an _excellent musician_, and her hair shall be of
what colour it please God.
Besides these more civilised 'pipes,' the country-man's pipe of
cornstalk is mentioned by Titania, in _Mids._ II. ii. 8. This was
really a 'reed,' not a whistle of any kind.
The tabor leads one on to the Tabourine, which was the full-sized
military drum, corresponding to the modern side-drum. See _Troil._ IV,
v, 275. 'Beat loud the tabourines,' and _Antony_ IV, viii, 37, 'our
rattling tabourines.'
The drum supplied the great proportion of military music in those
days, besides having its importance as a means of signalling orders to
the troops.
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