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Your information about Il Silenzio thats posted on musicouch is very misleading.
ReplyDeleteI have played the trumpet my entire life. I have heard both Il Silenzio and TAPS. I have played TAPS at many a funeral during my US. NAVY career, and nothing stirs up the emotions quite like it.
The only similarities amongst the 2 songs is the basic "g, c, e, g" jumps.
While both songs are beautiful, PLEASE never confuse Nino Rosso's beautiful song with our own TAPS.
Too many people will wonder why we don't play the "full version" of TAPS at funerals if they believe there is any relation.
Thank You,
PO2 David L. Osborne
Someone sent me an anonymous email message, which I have included here:
ReplyDeleteYour information about Il Silenzio that’s posted on musicouch is very misleading. I have played the trumpet my entire life. I have heard both Il Silenzio and TAPS. I have played TAPS at many a funeral during my US. NAVY career, and nothing stirs up the emotions quite like it. The only similarities amongst the 2 songs is the basic g, c, e, g jumps. While both songs are beautiful, PLEASE never confuse Nino Rosso\’s beautiful song with our own TAPS. Too many people will wonder why we don\’t play the full version of TAPS at funerals if they believe there is any relation.
Thank You,
PO2 David L
Now, I respect David’s comment and his opinion above, but I have to say he is wrong. I pulled this video from a military social network, where it is known by many as Taps. Taps is included as one of the military’s Bugle Calls. Bugle calls is a group of many songs. Probably the best known bugle call is Reveille. There are many people who have posted videos of Taps on the web. For example, check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn_iz8z2AGw. Notice the available military songs to the right of the video. Scrolling through them you will see Melissa’s song, which is called “Girl Playing Taps.” This is the same video that I have presented here, but from a different source. The link to this one is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WRoWPhLU2Q&feature=related. Listen to both of these songs and you will hear how very similar they are. Yes, Melissa is playing a version of Il silenzio, but her version is similar and known by many as Taps. David mentions that he was in the military and therefore, he should know. I was also in the military – in fact I am a Vietnam War Veteran. He is right that these songs stir deep emotions, but, I am sorry, he is wrong that Melissa’s version of Il silenzio (Taps) and Brigadier Daniel Butterfield\’s Taps are not similar.
December 9, 2009 5:58 PM
Anonymous said...
In regard to the posting of 12/9/2009 at 5:58PM. David didn't say they weren't similar. He said there is no relationship between the two pieces of work. Which is a true statement. They were written over 100 years apart and one is a classical music piece and the other a homage to the end of the day/or the laying to rest of the soul of a dead military personage.
December 10, 2009 11:57 AM
W C said...
Thank you for your comment, however, I am not sure why some are having trouble with what I am saying in my article. I stand on my response to David’s comment. I have clearly stated in my article and in comments that the original military Taps was written in 1862 by a Brigadier general and that Melissa played a version of Il silenzio at the age of 13 in 2008, of which sounds much like and accepted by many, including many in the military as a variation of the original Taps. I disagree that there is no relationship between the two. Granted, there is no relationship in terms of when they where written and their purposes, but there is an “association” between the two in that many hear both of them as Taps. An association between two things is considered a relationship. Look it up in the dictionary. I do not mind comments, so if you want to make a comment, please do so.
December 10, 2009 4:59 PM
Ever since I heard "Il Silenzio" growing up in England in the sixties, I have always loved it.
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