Taps (Veterans Day)


Melody derived from basic harmonics (1st/3rd/5th/8th) of the scale, the only notes playable on a bugle; words by Horace Lorenzo Trim, Also known as "Butterfield's Lullaby" after the Civil War General responsible for first commanding its use for a military funeral in 1862. Its title is derived from the traditional 3 Drum Taps signaling "Lights Out." Official use by the U.S. Army since 1874, standard military funeral dirge since 1891.

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Melody derived from basic harmonics (1st/3rd/5th/8th) of the scale, the only notes playable on a bugle; words by Horace Lorenzo Trim, Also known as "Butterfield's Lullaby" after the Civil War General responsible for first commanding its use for a military funeral in 1862. Its title is derived from the traditional 3 Drum Taps signaling "Lights Out." Official use by the U.S. Army since 1874, standard military funeral dirge since 1891.
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