i'm not x-military, but.................holy schmidt bat man. tears after this.

[sugerbear]

http://shock.military.com/Shock/videos.do?displayContent=188353&page=3

hope this link works
never knew there was something like this

[Jess Tolbirt]

my daughter now almost 30 plays the trumpet and this sent shivers all over me,,,

[X Ring]

Didn't bring tears to me.    I absolutely hate when some musician or singer takes one of the country's songs and decides to make it their own.  Taps is to honor those who gave their lives for the rest of us and to change the arrangement, however slight, dishonors them and the men and women who have placed themselves in harm's way.  

[rmrc51]

Didn't bring tears to me.    I absolutely hate when some musician or singer takes one of the country's songs and decides to make it their own.  Taps is to honor those who gave their lives for the rest of us and to change the arrangement, however slight, dishonors them and the men and women who have placed themselves in harm's way.  

It was done for the right reason and I'm very glad to see that people try to honor those who have given all for their country.

But,,, I have to agree with X Ring. Taps is 'NOT',, a piece that should be altered in any way! And yes, I am ex-military.

[Chrisj CMA]

I am ex-military...23 Years and I never heard Taps like this.  I think maybe the fact that this was a Dutch Girl, maye this was something they do.  Like I said I have spent a lot of time on active duty and have been to several formal ceremonies and heard taps played many times, never like this.

[Gilligan]

"Il Silenzio (song)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Il Silenzio is an Italian song most notable for its trumpet tune. It was written in 1965 by trumpet player Nini Rosso and Guglielmo Brezza[1] and became a world wide instrumental standard which has sold more than 10 million copies.[citation needed] It became a number one hit in Germany, Austria, Italy and in Switzerland in 1965. [2]"

The title translation is "The Silence."

[sugerbear]

i didn't realize it wasn't "taps" .
not being military i guess i really should check things like this out before posting.
though i am really suprised that some of the responders didn't check it out either, before blasting me and the young lady that performed it.
thanks gilligan for the clairification, and for the IM. looking foreward to getting together sometime.

i googled taps and found out it was in NO way related to this piece.

sorry

[X Ring]

Here is a History Channel segment on the history of Taps.  

History Channel Origin of Taps	powered by Aeva

[ArmyValker]

Couldn't even watch it. I'm play taps at many military funerals and can't even imagine anyone messing with that bugle call.

It's off limits.

[Sludge]

It's off limits.

So true.   I heard it played over a dear friend of mine as, on the color guard, I laid him to rest.  Two sets of Taps, one echoing the other.  A haunting and yet somehow beautiful melody. 

[Dogg]

 We in the United States have all heard the haunting
song, "Taps."
It's the
> song that gives us that lump in our throats and
usually tears in our
eyes.
> But, do you know the story behind the song? If not,
I think you will
> be interested to find out about its humble
beginnings. Reportedly, it
all
> began in 1862 during the Civil War, when Union Army
Captain Robert
> Ellicombe
> was with his men near Harris's Landing in Virginia.
The Confederate
Army
> was
> on the other side of the narrow strip of land.
>
> During the night, Captain Ellicombe heard the moans
of a soldier who
lay
> severely wounded on the field. Not knowing if it was
a Union
> or Confederate soldier, the Captain decided to risk
his life and
bring
> the stricken man back for medical attention.
>
> Crawling on his stomach through the gunfire, the
Captain reached
> the stricken
> soldier and began pulling him toward his encampment.
When the Captain
> finally
> reached his own lines, he discovered it was actually
a Confederate
soldier,
> but the soldier was dead. The Captain lit a lantern
and suddenly
caught
his
> breath and went numb with shock. In the dim light,
he saw the face of
the
> soldier. It was his own son. The boy had been
studying music in the
South
> when the war broke out. Without telling his father,
the boy enlisted
in
the
> Confederate Army.
>
> The following morning, heartbroken, the father asked
permission of
> his superiors to give his son a full military
burial, despite his
> enemy status. His request was only partially
granted. The Captain had
asked
> if he could have a group of Army band members play a
funeral dirge
for
> his son at the funeral. The request was turned down
since the soldier
was
a
> Confederate. But, out of respect for the father,
they did say they
could
> give
> him only one musician. The Captain chose a bugler.
He asked the
bugler to
> play a series of musical notes he had found on a
piece of paper in
the
> pocket of the dead youth's uniform. This wish was
granted.
>
> The haunting melody, we now know as "Taps" ... used
at military
funerals
was
> born. The words are:
>
>  ".. Day is done ... Gone the sun ... From the lakes
... From the
hills
...
> From the sky .. All is well ... Safely rest .... God
is nigh ...
> Fading light ... Dims the sight ... And a star ...
Gems the sky ...
> Gleaming bright ... From afar .. Drawing nigh ...
Falls the night ...
> Thanks and praise ... For our days .. Neath the sun
.... Neath the
stars
> ... Neath the sky ... As we go ... This we know ...
God is nigh..."