Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Jari A. Villanueva. This edition: pdf, streaming. 19th Century, Chamber, Historic, Patriotic, Religious. 8 pages. JV MUSIC #1396626. Published by JV MUSIC (A0.1837061).
The Last Post is one of several bugle calls in British military tradition that mark the phases of the day. Where Reveille signaled the start of a soldier’s day, the Last Post signaled its end. It is believed to have originally been part of a more elaborate routine, known in the British Army as Tattoo, which dates to the 17th century. During the evening, a duty officer had to make the rounds of his unit’s position, checking that the sentry posts were manned and rounding up the off-duty soldiers and sending them to their beds or billets. He would be accompanied by one or more musicians.
During WWI, it was sounded countless times at funerals at the front. With mass enlistment and then conscription, the long-standing walls in Britain between civilians and soldiers broke down completely, and a piece of music that had once belonged exclusively to military culture was adopted by a wider society. HG Wells called it “a people’s war,” and The Last Post became the people’s anthem. As memorials were constructed following the war, most notably The Cenotaph and the Unknown Warrior, The Last Post became an integral part of ceremonies honoring those who died in the Great War.
This arrangement of The Last Post is written for four trumpets but can be played on cornets or flugelhorns to achieve a darker sound.
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Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Jari A. Villanueva. This edition: pdf, streaming. 19th Century, Chamber, Historic, Patriotic, Religious. 8 pages. JV MUSIC #1396626. Published by JV MUSIC (A0.1837061).
The Last Post is one of several bugle calls in British military tradition that mark the phases of the day. Where Reveille signaled the start of a soldier’s day, the Last Post signaled its end. It is believed to have originally been part of a more elaborate routine, known in the British Army as Tattoo, which dates to the 17th century. During the evening, a duty officer had to make the rounds of his unit’s position, checking that the sentry posts were manned and rounding up the off-duty soldiers and sending them to their beds or billets. He would be accompanied by one or more musicians.
During WWI, it was sounded countless times at funerals at the front. With mass enlistment and then conscription, the long-standing walls in Britain between civilians and soldiers broke down completely, and a piece of music that had once belonged exclusively to military culture was adopted by a wider society. HG Wells called it “a people’s war,” and The Last Post became the people’s anthem. As memorials were constructed following the war, most notably The Cenotaph and the Unknown Warrior, The Last Post became an integral part of ceremonies honoring those who died in the Great War.
This arrangement of The Last Post is written for four trumpets but can be played on cornets or flugelhorns to achieve a darker sound.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global
self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters.
ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular
titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
About Digital Downloads
Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on
your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music,
you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and
you don't have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play!
PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page
that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are
only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not
digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not
print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).
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