Reveille (see pronunciation differences) is a bugle call most often associated with the military; it is chiefly used to wake military personnel at sunrise. Differences in Pronunciation between American English (AmE and British English (BrE can be divided into differences in accent (i 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 A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking Sunrise is the instant at which the upper edge of the Sun appears above the Horizon in the East. The name comes from the French for "wake up". The tune used in the Commonwealth of Nations is different from the one used in the United States, but they are used in analogous ways: to ceremonially start the day. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

The U. S. version of "Reveille"

In modern times the U.S. military plays (or sounds) "Reveille" in the morning, generally near sunrise, though its exact time varies from base to base. The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States On U.S. Army posts, the national flag is raised while Reveille is played (on board U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard facilities, the flag is generally raised at 0800 while the National Anthem or the bugle call "To the Colors" is played). The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Flags of the United States The Flag of the United States of America consists of 13 equal horizontal stripes of Red (top and bottom alternating On some U. S. military bases, it is accompanied with a cannon shot. As it is played all uniformed personnel are required to come to attention and present a salute either to the flag or in the direction of the music if the flag is not visible. ^[1]

In the Indian Army, "Reveille" is sounded at 06:00 (or sunrise), and the regimental colours are hoisted. The Indian Army (Bharatiya Thalsena भारतीय थाल्सेना is one of the armed forces of India and has the responsibility for land-based As this also signals the start of the physical training parade, servicemen for practical reasons must awake prior to the sounding of Reveille.

In the Irish Army, "Reveille" is sounded at dawn and at military wreath-laying ceremonies, as on the National Day of Commemoration. The Irish Army ( Arm na hÉireann) is the main branch of the Irish Defence Forces ( Óglaigh na hÉireann) The National Day of Commemoration (Lá Cuimhneacháin Náisiúnta of Ireland, is held annually in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on the Sunday nearest July

In Commonwealth Remembrance Day and Remembrance Sunday services, "The Last Post" begins the period of silent reflection, and "Reveille" ends it. Remembrance Day also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day (the event it commemorates or Veterans Day is a day to commemorate the In the United Kingdom, Remembrance Sunday is the second Sunday of November the Sunday nearest to 11 November ( Remembrance Day) which is the anniversary The Last Post redirects here For an album by Carbon/Silicon see The Last Post (album. The two tunes symbolize sunset and sunrise respectively, and therefore death and resurrection. This article concerns itself with Jesus Christ Christian, Islamic and other religious interpretations of resurrection in general (Sometimes "Reveille" is complemented or replaced by The Rouse, a bugle call commonly mistaken for "Reveille", although these are actually two different tunes. The Rouse is a Bugle call most often associated with the Military in Commonwealth countries )

Both Commonwealth and United States "Reveilles" can be played with any combination of valves (or all open valves), because they were first played on a bugle, which lacks valves and is played by altering the embouchure. The embouchure is the use of facial muscles and the shaping of the lips to the Mouthpiece of a Wind instrument.

Lyrics

Although there are no official lyrics to Reveille, these unofficial lyrics for the Commonwealth "Reveille" have been recently popularized^[2]:

Rev-eil-lee! Rev-eil-lee is sounding
The bugle calls you from your sleep; it is the break of day.
You've got to do your duty or you will get no pay.
Come, wake yourself, rouse yourself out of your sleep
And throw off the blankets and take a good peek at all
The bright signs of the break of day, so get up and do not delay.

Get Up!

Or-der-ly officer is on his round!
And if you're still a-bed he will send you to the guard
And then you'll get a drill and that will be a bitter pill:
So be up when he comes, be up when he comes,
Like a soldier at his post, a soldier at his post, all ser-ene.

To the U. S. tune:

I can't get 'em up,

I can't get 'em up,

I can't get 'em up this morning;

I can't get 'em up,

I can't get 'em up,

I can't get 'em up at all!

The corporal's worse than the privates,

The sergeant's worse than the corporals,

Lieutenant's worse than the sergeants,

And the captain's worst of all!

< repeat top six lines >

An alternate rendition to the U. S. tune above:

I can't get 'em up

I can't get 'em up

I can't get 'em up this morning;

I can't get 'em up

I can't get 'em up

I can't get 'em up at all!

And tho' the sun starts peeping,

And dawn has started creeping,

Those lazy bums keep sleeping,

They never hear my call!

< repeat top six lines >

Still another U. S. version goes:

You've got to get up

You've got to get up

You've got to get up this morning

You've got to get up

You've got to get up

Get up with the bugler's call

The major told the captain

The captain told the sergeant

The sergeant told the bugler

The bugler told them all

< repeat top six lines >

Irving Berlin cited the lyrics in part of his song, "Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning"; from the musical, This Is the Army:

The hardest blow of all

Is to hear the bugler call--

You gotta get up

You gotta get up

You gotta get up this morning

Music

Being bugle music, both Reveille and Rouse are composed solely from the written notes of the C Major triad (i. Irving Berlin (11 May 1888 &ndash 22 September 1989 was a Russian-born American Composer and Lyricist, and one of the most prolific American songwriters This Is the Army is a 1943 American Motion picture produced by Hal B "Bugler" redirects here For the tobacco brand see Bugler (tobacco. In Music and Music theory, a triad is a three- note chord that can be stacked in thirds e. C, E, and G, the tonic, major third, and dominant), these being the only notes available on the instrument. The tonic is the first note of a musical scale in the tonal method of Musical composition. In Music, the mediant is the third degree of the Diatonic scale, being the "middle" note of the tonic In Music, the dominant is the Fifth degree of the scale. For example in the C Major scale (white keys on a piano starting with C the

References

1. ^ Rendering Honor To The Flag (ArmyStudyGuide.com)
2. ^ http://www.defence.gov.au/ARMY/traditions/documents/ReveilleorRouse.htm Retrieved October 20, 2006. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

External links

• Reveille from official U.S. Army Band website - file in mp3 format
• Reveille from Norwegian Defence Force (His Majesty the King’s Guard) - file in wma format