This edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion features somber and contemplative music in recognition of Memorial Day. We will begin this edition with the U.S. bugle call “To the Colors.” This bugle call is typically used when there is no band to perform the national anthem. The earliest notation of the modern call dates from the 1874 U.S. Army Infantry Manual. Military members render a hand salute and face the flag or music. Over the years, the bugle call had two other uses. First, it has been used bring out the regimental standard or flag and salute it. Second, it has been used to order troops into an organized formation for battle or review. Even though this bugle call can be a substitute for the national anthem, on today’s edition you will hear the “Star Spangled Banner” after “To the Colors.”
- To the Colors (1874)
Composer: Unidentified
Performer: U.S. Army Ceremonial Band
Album: American Spirit
- Star Spangled Banner
Composer: John Stafford Smith (1750-1836)
Performer: U.S. Army Ceremonial Band
Album: American Spirit
- Honored Dead (1876, 1885)
Composer: John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
Performer: U.S. Marine Band
Album: John Philip Sousa Military Marches, Vol. 1
- Golden Star March (1919)
Composer: John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
Performer: U.S. Marine Band
Album: John Philip Sousa Military Marches, Vol 5
- Army Goes Rolling Along
Composer: Edmund Gruber (1879-1941)
Performer: U.S. Army Band
Album: Patriotic Salute to American Family
- In Memoriam: President Garfield's Funeral (1881)
Composer: John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
Performer: U.S. Marine Band
Album: John Philip Sousa Military Marches, Vol 1
- By the Grave
Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
Performer: Moscow Military Brass Orchestra
Album: Russian Funeral Music
- Funeral March for General Bagration
Composer: Pavel Dolgorouky
Performer: Moscow Military Brass Orchestra
Album: Russian Funeral Music
- Anchors Aweigh
Composer: Charles A. Zimmerman (1861-1916)
Performer: U.S. Navy Band
Album: Anchors Aweigh
- Ragusa from Opera "Lucrezia Borgia"
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Performer: Austrian Military Band Karnten
Album: Funeral Marches
- Funeral March from Opera "Dom Sebastien"
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Performer: Austrian Military Band Karnten
Album: Funeral Marches
- Semper Fidelis (1888)
Composer: John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
Performer: U.S. Marine Band
Album: Patriotic Salute to American Family
- Dead March
Composer: E. W. Leinbach (1823-1901)
Performer: American Brass Quintet Brass Band
Album: Cheer, Boys, Cheer
- Semper Paratus
Composer: Capt. Francis van Boskerck (1868-1927)
Performer: U.S. Coast Guard Band
Album: Patriotic Salute to American Family
- Air Force Song
Composer: Robert M. Crawford (1899-1961)
Performer: U.S. Air Force Band
Album: Music to Fly By
- Dead March (from "Saul")
Composer: Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759)
Performer: Marc Reift Philharmonic Wind Orchestra
Album: Funeral Music
- Taps
Composer: Maj. Gen. Daniel Butterfield (1831-1901)
Performer: U.S. Navy Band
Album: Music for Honors and Ceremonies
