You May Not Have Heard This

[cabinetman]

As Memorial Day is here, and as a tribute, "Taps" is usually heard performed with a bugle in a revised shortened rendition. HERE is the "original version" played by a young pretty 13 yr old girl on a trumpet. About "Taps".
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[gsmittle]

Cool! She has very good tone, and wonderful long phrases. Her breath control and embouchure are amazing. Very, very musical, especially for one so young.

It's good to see girls taking up brass instead of being steered to flute or clarinet.

And she's cute as a button!

g.

[Bruce Cohen]

For God's sake, Cab, You're making me cry again.

God bless you.

Bruce

[Tom Slick]

That is some great musicianship!


History Channel version of taps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImeNKft0WaI

Great story telling by John Wayne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo3Fb...eature=related

[BerniePA]

As Memorial Day is here, and as a tribute, "Taps" is usually heard performed with a bugle in a revised shortened rendition. HERE is the "original version" played by a young pretty 13 yr old girl on a trumpet. About "Taps".
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Uh, Cman, that's a nice song, BUT -- Taps, as is mentioned in the article you refer to in the about taps IS 24 notes long. There is no long or short version, unless you repeat it to make it longer. What the young girl is playing is "ll Silenzio is an Italian song. It was written in 1965 by trumpet player Nini Rosso and Guglielmo Brezza which has sold more than 10 million copies. It became a number one hit in 1965." It is most assuredly something that he purposely based on the sound of Taps, but it is NOT TAPS.

As from your noted history, the bugle call 'taps' was composed by the Union Army Brigadier General Daniel Butterfield, who commanded 3rd Bgd, 1st Div in the V Corps of the Army of the Potomac. Butterfield wrote the tune at Harrison's Landing, Virginia, 1862.

BTW -- not to take away from the young girl, but I find this version more musically pleasing, but that's just maybe my ears.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHf0D894pjI

If I can find it, I will start another thread on an "alternative" taps called "Taps for the Fallen Brave" that I think is really beautiful.

[shoottx]

If you want more information on TAPS check here

http://www.tapsbugler.com/index.html

[LCHIEN]

If you want more information on TAPS check here

http://www.tapsbugler.com/index.html

thanks, informative and poignant website

[cabinetman]

Uh, Cman, that's a nice song, BUT -- Taps, as is mentioned in the article you refer to in the about taps IS 24 notes long. There is no long or short version, unless you repeat it to make it longer. What the young girl is playing is "ll Silenzio is an Italian song. It was written in 1965 by trumpet player Nini Rosso and Guglielmo Brezza which has sold more than 10 million copies. It became a number one hit in 1965." It is most assuredly something that he purposely based on the sound of Taps, but it is NOT TAPS.

Uh, Bernie, what the young girl is playing is "Last Post" (ll Silenzio) which was way before Nini and Guglielmo. "Last Post" was used by British forces in North America in colonial times, but its function was taken over in the United States by "Taps", which has been used by the United States Army since 1862.

There's a lot of controversy about "Taps", and it's likely the 24 note version was inspired by "Last Post".
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[BerniePA]

Well, I guess, Uh, OK.

[gsmittle]

Bernie, Cab, there's only one way to settle this:

Trebuchets at dawn.

g.

[Alex Franke]

Bernie, Cab, there's only one way to settle this:

Trebuchets at dawn.

g.

ROFL! Now this I gotta see!

[BerniePA]

Bernie, Cab, there's only one way to settle this:

Trebuchets at dawn.

g.

I don't know about Cman, but I don't get up that early for NUTHIN'!!

Certainly not when there ain't nothin' to settle!!!

[BerniePA]

Bernie, Cab, there's only one way to settle this:

Trebuchets at dawn.

g.

Hey, there's already one a them thar trebuchet wars gettin fixen to start down in Texas -- ain't that one enough??

[gsmittle]

Hey, there's already one a them thar trebuchet wars gettin fixen to start down in Texas -- ain't that one enough??

Heck no!!!! I'm working on an Intercontinental Ballistic Water Balloon Trebuchet…

From St. Louis, all y'all will be in range!!

g.

[BerniePA]

Heck no!!!! I'm working on an Intercontinental Ballistic Water Balloon Trebuchet…

From St. Louis, all y'all will be in range!!

g.

(in a whisper) did I hear a glove being dropped?