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WELCOME, and thank you for taking the time to visit www.tapsbugler.com!
On this site you will find much information on the bugle call Taps, the history of bugles,
and the role of bugles and buglers throughout American history. There is a section on
Taps Performance Guidelines for those who are interested in sounding Taps for funerals
and ceremonies, and a section on Getting Started on the Bugle, for those who are new to
this subject and looking for resources. You will also find personal stories of buglers and
links to other Taps and bugle-related sites on the Internet.
New information and photos will be posted from time to time, so I encourage you to
bookmark this site and return periodically to check out any new material. And if you have
bugle stories or photos you wish to share, please contact me at jvmusic@erols.com.
On this site you will find much information on the bugle call Taps, the history of bugles,
and the role of bugles and buglers throughout American history. There is a section on
Taps Performance Guidelines for those who are interested in sounding Taps for funerals
and ceremonies, and a section on Getting Started on the Bugle, for those who are new to
this subject and looking for resources. You will also find personal stories of buglers and
links to other Taps and bugle-related sites on the Internet.
New information and photos will be posted from time to time, so I encourage you to
bookmark this site and return periodically to check out any new material. And if you have
bugle stories or photos you wish to share, please contact me at jvmusic@erols.com.
I have tried to correctly attribute information and cite the sources of the material posted here. If you believe there is any
problem with the accuracy of the information on this site, please let me know and I will correct it as soon as possible.
An excellent bibliography for my Taps research can be found at the end of my booklet, Twenty Four Notes That Tap
Deep Emotions: The story of America's most famous bugle call.
All the information on this site is copyrighted, all rights reserved. If you wish to use any of it, please contact
me for permission, which I will usually grant. The bottom line is that it is important to me to get the correct
information out about Taps and help enlighten people about the history of bugles in the United States. To this end I
am willing to make this material available on the Internet.
If you also feel it is important to spread this information, you can help support my efforts in one of several ways:
One, you could send bugle-related material to me for inclusion on this site. Such material could be photographs,
letters, books or music.
Two, you could engage me to speak at your local Civil War Roundtable, library or community center. This is something
I've done many times, visiting as far north as West Point, NY and as far west as Erie, PA.
Three, if you are interested in even more information than you will find here, please visit my sister website
www.jvmusic.net, where you may purchase my booklet Twenty Four Notes That Tap Deep Emotions, along with CDs of
Civil War music performed by The Federal City Brass Band and Helen Beedle; A Pictorial History of Civil War Era Musical
Instruments & Military Bands, Mark Elrod's fantastic book on Civil War brass instruments; 20 Bugle Calls of the US
Armed Forces, a collection of the most commonly used modern bugle calls; and music I have arranged for brass
ensemble, including many pieces from the Civil War era.
Four, you can make a donation (any amount, large or small) via PayPal.
A portion of all donations will go towards the Taps 150 event in 2012,
commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the origin of Taps.
When I first developed an interest in the bugle and began my research I found that the manuals, books, and other
published information on the subject were soon exhausted. Outside of encyclopedias and music dictionaries, there
was not much written on the history or use of the bugle in the United States military. Oh sure, there were articles
written on the subject (most dealing with the origin of Taps) but there was no one authority on the bugle. I have spent
the past twenty years doing research and developing the material that is posted on this site and published in my
booklet. My information on Taps has appeared in many newspapers across the country and on many websites. I have
appeared in a History Channel segment about the origins of Taps and in many TV stories that pop up around Memorial
Day and Veterans Day. Now you need only to do a Google.com search with the words "Taps," and "Jari," and you get
many hits that will lead to me.
Many historians have guided me along in my quest to uncover information on bugles. Three who come to mind, and to
whom I owe a huge debt, are Jack Carter, Mark Elrod, and Randy Rach. There are many other collectors and historians to
whom I have been much indebted for their expertise and advice. I have also gained much information from the many
re-enactors who portray Civil War field musicians. It is through these living historians' eyes that I've been able to
understand how the bugle was used in battle, camp life, and ceremony during the Civil War. Thanks are in order to all
the many buglers, both military and civilian, that have helped me with this and of course to the many historians with
whom I have had the pleasure to work. I also want to thank my lovely wife and webmaster Heather Faust for all of her
hard work, without which none of this could be possible.
I hope you enjoy this site and will come back and visit us again. Please contact me with your feedback and comments
at jvmusic@erols.com.
Jari Villanueva
problem with the accuracy of the information on this site, please let me know and I will correct it as soon as possible.
An excellent bibliography for my Taps research can be found at the end of my booklet, Twenty Four Notes That Tap
Deep Emotions: The story of America's most famous bugle call.
All the information on this site is copyrighted, all rights reserved. If you wish to use any of it, please contact
me for permission, which I will usually grant. The bottom line is that it is important to me to get the correct
information out about Taps and help enlighten people about the history of bugles in the United States. To this end I
am willing to make this material available on the Internet.
If you also feel it is important to spread this information, you can help support my efforts in one of several ways:
One, you could send bugle-related material to me for inclusion on this site. Such material could be photographs,
letters, books or music.
Two, you could engage me to speak at your local Civil War Roundtable, library or community center. This is something
I've done many times, visiting as far north as West Point, NY and as far west as Erie, PA.
Three, if you are interested in even more information than you will find here, please visit my sister website
www.jvmusic.net, where you may purchase my booklet Twenty Four Notes That Tap Deep Emotions, along with CDs of
Civil War music performed by The Federal City Brass Band and Helen Beedle; A Pictorial History of Civil War Era Musical
Instruments & Military Bands, Mark Elrod's fantastic book on Civil War brass instruments; 20 Bugle Calls of the US
Armed Forces, a collection of the most commonly used modern bugle calls; and music I have arranged for brass
ensemble, including many pieces from the Civil War era.
Four, you can make a donation (any amount, large or small) via PayPal.
A portion of all donations will go towards the Taps 150 event in 2012,
commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the origin of Taps.
When I first developed an interest in the bugle and began my research I found that the manuals, books, and other
published information on the subject were soon exhausted. Outside of encyclopedias and music dictionaries, there
was not much written on the history or use of the bugle in the United States military. Oh sure, there were articles
written on the subject (most dealing with the origin of Taps) but there was no one authority on the bugle. I have spent
the past twenty years doing research and developing the material that is posted on this site and published in my
booklet. My information on Taps has appeared in many newspapers across the country and on many websites. I have
appeared in a History Channel segment about the origins of Taps and in many TV stories that pop up around Memorial
Day and Veterans Day. Now you need only to do a Google.com search with the words "Taps," and "Jari," and you get
many hits that will lead to me.
Many historians have guided me along in my quest to uncover information on bugles. Three who come to mind, and to
whom I owe a huge debt, are Jack Carter, Mark Elrod, and Randy Rach. There are many other collectors and historians to
whom I have been much indebted for their expertise and advice. I have also gained much information from the many
re-enactors who portray Civil War field musicians. It is through these living historians' eyes that I've been able to
understand how the bugle was used in battle, camp life, and ceremony during the Civil War. Thanks are in order to all
the many buglers, both military and civilian, that have helped me with this and of course to the many historians with
whom I have had the pleasure to work. I also want to thank my lovely wife and webmaster Heather Faust for all of her
hard work, without which none of this could be possible.
I hope you enjoy this site and will come back and visit us again. Please contact me with your feedback and comments
at jvmusic@erols.com.
Jari Villanueva
