"Sunset", also known as the "Retreat Call", is a bugle call played in United Kingdom and British Commonwealth countries to signal the end of the official military day.[1] In common with all bugle calls, it consists only of notes from a single overtone series. This allows it to be playable on a bugle or equivalently on a trumpet without moving the valves.
The arrangement was composed aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth in response to Admiral Fisher's desire for a "spectacular show" and was first performed in 1932 by the Massed Bands and Bugles of the Mediterranean Fleet.[1] The Sunset call is now a regular part of the Royal Marines' "Beat the Retreat" ceremony, the call's melody also gives its name to "Sunset Parades" given in commemoration of former military conflicts.[2] It is traditional to stand for the performance of the piece.
Trumpet & Bugle Calls for the British Army marks this call for Royal Artillery units only. The call would then be sounded on an E♭ Cavalry Trumpet.
Sunset in the western sky, Darkness falls o'er land and sea Praise, Lord, we raise to you This night and for evermore. We think of loved ones near and far And those who've fought the fight before Keep safe your people, Lord This night and for evermore. Keep safe your people, Lord This night and for evermore This night and for evermore.
Lyrics: Tim Marshall (Originally written for Festival of Remembrance 2009) Arr: David Cole
References
^ abRoyal Marines Band - "beating retreat" royalmarinesbands.co.uk, Retrieved 18 July 2010
^ abA.C. Green biography, seayourhistory.org.uk, Retrieved 18 July 2010
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sunset (bugle call).
MP3 rendition of "Sunset" bugle call
A.C. Green biography
January 27, 2023
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