 Show The Royal Australian Navy Ceremonial Music Catalogue is available for the ADF and the community, for use including training, ceremonies, memorials and services etc where the RAN Band cannot provide live support. The catalogue is provided strictly for non-profit use ONLY. Any departure from this requires the user to obtain permission from the Director of Music - Navy, as well as obtaining permission from the copyright holder and the relevant synchronisation licences. For Navy and ADF official use, ceremonial audio MUST be used in accordance with the correct policy including ANP 4208 - RAN Handbook of Ceremonial Procedure, and ANP 4207 - RAN Handbook of Ceremonial Drill. Use of audio and/or vision from the Ceremonial Music Catalogue must include prominent mention of the Royal Australian Navy Band and inclusion of the RAN Band Badge where appropriate. For further information on appropriate acknowledgement, see RAN Band Acknowledgement Guidelines. The point of contact for all enquiries is the RAN Band National Public Relations Manager. To download the files to your computer, right-click on the file name and select “Save Target As...” or “Save Link As...” Note: Depending on which web browser you are using, some files may not play the full-length preview from this web page. The following downloads are in .wav format and may not be usable on all systems. [Last Post - 214kb] [Reveille - 181kb] [Rouse - 72kb] Acknowledgement: Sound files courtesy of the Australian Army Band, Brisbane. Click here for a printable display of the sheet music and explanations for the use of all key bugle calls. Drum-major Sgt. ‘Mick’ Polley at ANZAC Shrine, Brisbane, 1952. Last PostThe bugle call Last Post is inextricably part of the end of day traditions which include Beating the Retreat and Tattoo. Retreat is the older custom dating back to the 16th Century and consisting of prolonged drum beating at sunset to warn the night guard to mount and also to give notice that the gates of the town walls were about to close. This custom was also part of the end of day battle procedure when volleys were fired and a hymn played in honour of those who had fallen during the day. At this time of evening the colour would be trooped. Today this latter activity is replaced by the lowering of the National Flag. There is some confusion over the ‘post’ calls. It seems that the ‘First Post’ and 'Last Post' came into being in the early part of the 19th Century. The ‘First Post’ was sounded as the orderly officer, the orderly sergeant and a drummer (with a bugle) started the Tattoo. They then marched from post to post with the drummer beating his drum. Upon reaching the final post the drummer would sound the Last Post. (This is why drummers carry a bugle.) The Last Post was really the end of the day (a hard day’s fighting and a hard night’s drinking). This bugle call has been passed down through the centuries in many countries of the world as an accompaniment to the impressive rites of a soldier’s farewell - the closing bars wail out their sad valediction to the departing warrior. ReveilleThe 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’s 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 written for the waking of troops. This was known as Reveille meaning ‘to wake again’, from the old French. Joseph Hayden is generally regarded as the composer of the calls which exist substantially unchanged today. At ANZAC Day dawn services, Reveille breaks the silence that follows the playing of the Last Post, symbolising the awakening of the dead in the next and better world. The bugle call Rouse should be played after Last Post on all subsequent occasions or ceremonies during the day. (This note overrides the advice given at Bugle Calls 6 and 7 on the directed sheet music site above.)
If you can't find a band or musician to perform at your event, it's fine to play music through an audio-visual (AV) media system or speakers. If you need help to plan an event, see our suggested order of service. You can download this information about music as part of our kitbags:
Spotify playlistsWe’ve created 3 playlists on the Spotify music streaming service to help you commemorate – 2 for Anzac Day and another for Remembrance Day Anzac Day Commemorative Service Anzac Day Dawn Service Remembrance Day ServiceMusic suitable for a public announcement or service, where The Last Post and The Rouse are played.
Listen to the Remembrance Day Service playlist. Audio files to downloadYou can use these audio files at a commemorative event, such as Anzac Day or Remembrance Day. Play or download the mp3 files, courtesy of the Band of the Royal Military College. You can email and we'll post you a free CD of this music. Bugle callsThe Last PostThe Last Post is a bugle call played before the period of silence at a commemorative service. The Last Post mp3 1.1MB (1 minute 32 seconds) The RouseThe Rouse is a bugle call that is played after the period of silence at a ceremony other than a dawn service. During The Rouse, the flags are slowly raised to the masthead. Historically, The Rouse was played after Reveille to get soldiers out of their beds. The use of The Rouse in a ceremony implies hope for a day when the living and the dead will rise together. The Rouse mp3 383KB (31 seconds) ReveilleAt a dawn service on Anzac Day, Reveille is played on a bugle or trumpet and signals the end of the period of silence. During the bugle being played, the flags are slowly raised to the masthead. Historically, Reveille was played to wake up sleeping soldiers on the battlefield. Today, Reveille is played as the first call of the day in army barracks. Reveille mp3 961KB (1 minute 1 second) HymnsO Valiant HeartsA hymn of remembrance inspired by a poem published after World War I to commemorate those who died. O Valiant Hearts - 3 verses mp3 2.3MB (2 minutes 51 seconds) Abide with MeA hymn that asks for God to remain by your side throughout life and death. Abide with Me - 4 verses mp3 2.6MB (2 minutes 37 seconds) Our God, Our Help in Ages PastA hymn that asks God for protection during life and after death. O God, Our Help in Ages Past - 3 verses mp3 1.3MB (1 minute 47 seconds) National anthemsWhen the Australian National Anthem is played in conjunction with the national anthem of a foreign country, the foreign country’s national anthem is always played first. Australian National AnthemAdvance Australia Fair - 2021 version mp3 876MB (56 seconds) You can download the lyrics for the anthem as part of our kitbags:
New Zealand National AnthemGod Defend New Zealand - 1st verse only mp3 1.3MB (55 seconds) God Defend New Zealand - both verses mp3 2.3MB (1 minute 39 seconds) The Last Post is a short fanfare, traditionally played on a bugle. It usually lasts around a minute and begins with a distinctive interval of a rising perfect fifth (from C to G) which is repeated after a pause. What is the origin of the Last Post?The Last Post has nothing to do with the delivery of letters and parcels. It is, in fact, the bugle call that, from around the 1790s, was traditionally used by the British army to mark the end of the day in a military camp. It would sound when the duty officer did his rounds, ensuring that sentry posts were manned and that soldiers were going to bed, and was one of several such calls that sounded during the day, beginning with the Reveille in the morning. During conflict, it would also be used to mark the end of fighting. The Last Post has become associated with war remembrance and military funerals. This dates back to the mid-19th century, when it was played at the graves of soldiers who had died in conflict abroad – the idea being that the call of the end of the day also signifies the end of life. Today, it forms a part of ceremonies on Remembrance Sunday, not just at the Cenotaph in London but also right across the UK and Commonwealth. What is a bugle?A bugle is a simple brass instrument. Its pitch is altered entirely by the shape of the mouth (embouchure) and its scale consists of just five notes – Middle C, then rising to G, C, E and G. Trumpets and cornets, which are sometimes used to play the Last Post, can vary their pitch further by the use of valves. Top image by Getty Images |
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