bugle call

bugle in British English (ˈbjuːɡəl ) noun. 1. music. a brass instrument similar to the cornet but usually without valves: used for military fanfares, signal calls, etc.

"Reveille" (US: /ˈrɛvəli/ REV-əl-ee, UK: /rɪˈvæli/ ri-VAL-ee), called in French "Le Réveil" is a bugle call, trumpet call, drum, fife-and-drum or pipes call most often associated with the military; it is chiefly used to wake military personnel at sunrise.

I felt that our country was awaiting a bugle call to saving the nation action. There was one bugle call at a certain hour in the afternoon, the "ration call". A bugle call is sounded in various places, and a few minutes afterwards a body of fifty, one hundred, or more men gather together.

The bugle is used mainly in the military, where the bugle call is used to indicate the daily routines of camp. Historically the bugle was used in the cavalry to relay instructions from officers to soldiers during battle. They were used to assemble the leaders and to give marching orders to the camps.

Bugle was originally an Old French word meaning "musical horn," but also "wild ox" or "buffalo." The "horn" meaning came from the curled shape of an animal's horn. Definitions of bugle. a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares. type of: brass, brass instrument.

Audio Recording Army bugle calls First call ; Reveille ; Mess call ; Guard mount ; Adjutants call ; Sick call ; Assembly ; Drill ; Retreat ; Tattoo ; Taps.

Taps The powerful sound of a bugler playing “Taps” is a call to remember those who gave their lives in the service of the United States. Born of a French bugle call, the melody we know as “Taps” was rearranged and used during the Civil War as a call for lights out.

The trumpet is known for its bright, strident, brash sound, while the bugle is known for its darker and mellower tone. Today, the term “bugle” can simply mean a brass instrument without valves or slides. Another shared attribute of the bugle and the natural trumpet is the number of notes they can produce.

musical horn Synonyms of bugle (noun musical horn) clarion. cornet. trumpet. misery pipe.

The basic difference between bugles and trumpets is found in the shape of the bell. The musical definition of a trumpet (natural trumpet) is that of a horn which has two thirds of its length in the form of a cylindrical tube – usually it is five sixths of the total length. A bugle has a conical shape through-out.

The Historical Use of the Bugle The bugle was a development of early communication instruments made from animal horns. The instruments were used to communicate during hunts. Armies have been using bugles for centuries, even the ancient Romans used an instrument called a “buccina”.

musical horn Bugle was originally an Old French word meaning "musical horn," but also "wild ox" or "buffalo." The "horn" meaning came from the curled shape of an animal's horn.