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Advance Australia Fair is the National Anthem of Australia. Composed by Peter Dodds McCormick in 1878 it was officially declared the national anthem on 19 April 1984. Sheet music can be downloaded from the Australian Government websiteIt’s an Honour.
The last post is the bugle call sounded in military barracks at the end of each day to show that the days work is done usually at 10 pm. It is also sounded at military funerals and at commemorative events such as Anzac Day and Remembrance Day where it serves as a tribute to the…
The custom of waking soldiers to a bugle call dates back to the Roman Legions when the rank and file were raised by horns playing Diana Hymn. To this day the French term for Reveille is La Diana. When bugle calls were officially introduced into the British System by George III a special call was…
The Rouse is a bugle call is most often associated with the military in Commonwealth countries. It is commonly played followingThe Last Post at military services and is known in popular parlance as Reveille. Despite often being referred to by the name Reveille The Rouse is actually a separate piece of music from the traditional…