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| ====== Calithumpian Band ====== | ====== Calithumpian Band ====== |
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| The Calithumpian band was an informal student musical group that was popular during 1869-1870, utilizing an unusual assortment of noisy instruments. Other "[[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/callithump|calithumpian bands]]" existed during the 19th century; the term "callithump" refers to boisterous and noisy parades. | The Calithumpian band was an informal student musical group that was popular during 1869-1870, utilizing an unusual assortment of noisy instruments. Other "calithumpian bands" existed during the 19th century; the term "callithump" refers to boisterous and noisy parades. |
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| The 1870 //[[tablet|Trinity Tablet]]// reported that Trinity College’s Calithumpian Band, a campus musical group, came together as the result of certain students’ desire to make musical noise, wryly stating that “Lack of musical abilities, then, and an internal desire for something musical are the prime causes of Calithumpianism.” | The 1870 //[[tablet|Trinity Tablet]]// reported that Trinity College’s Calithumpian Band, a campus musical group, came together as the result of certain students’ desire to make musical noise, wryly stating that “Lack of musical abilities, then, and an internal desire for something musical are the prime causes of Calithumpianism.” |
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| ===== Sources ===== | ===== Sources ===== |
| | [[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/callithump|Merriam-Webster: Callithump]] |
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| [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/w_books/4/|The History of Trinity College]] (1967) by Glenn Weaver, pp. 163-164. | [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/w_books/4/|The History of Trinity College]] (1967) by Glenn Weaver, pp. 163-164. |
