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The official military version is played by a single bugle or trumpet, although other versions of the tune may be played in other contexts (e.g., the U.S. Marine Corps Ceremonial Music site has recordings of two bugle versions and one band version [3]). It is also performed often at Girl Guide, Girl Scout, and Boy Scout meetings and camps.
A bugle call is a short tune, originating as a military signal announcing scheduled and certain non-scheduled events on a military installation, battlefield, or ship. Historically, bugles , drums, and other loud musical instruments were used for clear communication in the noise and confusion of a battlefield.
Musical notation of "Le Réveil" from French military rules book published July, 29 1884 "Reveille" (US: / ˈ r ɛ v əl i / REV-əl-ee, UK: / r ɪ ˈ v æ l i / rih-VAL-ee), [1] called in French "Le Réveil" is a bugle call, trumpet call, drum, fife-and-drum or pipes call most often associated with the military; it is chiefly used to wake military personnel at sunrise.
Martial music or military music is a specific genre of music intended for use in military settings performed by professional soldiers called field musicians. Much of the military music has been composed to announce military events as with bugle calls and fanfares , or accompany marching formations with drum cadences , or mark special occasions ...
"Sunset", also known as the "Retreat Call", is a bugle call played in United Kingdom and British Commonwealth countries to signal the end of the official military day. [1] In common with all bugle calls, it consists only of notes from a single overtone series. This allows it to be playable on a bugle or equivalently on a trumpet without moving ...
At a U.S. military installation it is a pre-reveille "courtesy" signal, sounded around 05:50, originally to assemble the trumpeters to deliver the reveille that would be forthcoming at 06:00. Some locations also sound it a few minutes before "Retreat" (lowering the flag at the end of the day).
It is not the only fanfare unit in the United States military. The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command also fields a 15-man herald trumpet unit posted at Fort Eustis near Newport News, Virginia, while the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps of the 3rd United States Infantry Regiment has a five-man fanfare unit that performs on baroque trumpets. [6]
"To the Colors" is a bugle call honoring the United States used when there is no band present, when the national anthem ("The Star-Spangled Banner") cannot be played, or when the national anthem has been played already but honor is to be rendered again.