Taps

[KenP]

UNBELIEVABLY BRILLIANT

 

The conductor of the orchestra is Andre Rieu from Holland . The young lady, her trumpet and her rendition of TAPS, makes your hair stand on end.

Many of you may never have heard taps played in its entirety, for all of the men and women that have paid the ultimate sacrifice. This is an opportunity you won't want to miss and I guarantee you'll never forget.

 

Amazingly beautiful ... Melissa Venema, age 13, is the trumpet soloist. She is also from Holland .

 

Here is Taps played in its entirety. The original version of Taps was called Last Post, and was written by Daniel Butterfield in 1801. It was rather lengthy and formal, as you will hear in this clip, so in 1862 it was shortened to 24 notes and re-named Taps.

Melissa Venema is playing it on a trumpet whereas the original was played on a bugle.

 

Watch at this site.

 

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Edited May 28, 2013 by KenP

[Yamamike]

Wow!!!

[RandyR]

One of the things I remember about a trip across Europe in a car were the very large American Military cemeteries I saw, and stopped at.

[Aussie Annie]

Beautiful.

 

Here it's played on a bugle, and still called the last post

[Bubber]

I can hardly stand to hear it with out my eyes leaking.

It is definitely a tear jerker for sure.

With respect to all our service people

Bubber