Hello Bob,   
      
    LL>> Twice a year, at 12 o'clock noon, I take out my trumpet,   
    LL>> step outside, and play "Taps" for all to hear.  Memorial   
    LL>> Day and Veterans Day.  But how many folks have heard the   
    LL>> original rendition of "Taps" - as it was meant to be   
    LL>> played?  Well, here is your chance -   
      
    LL>> http://www.flixxy.com/trumpet-solo-melissa-venema.htm   
      
   BK>This it not actually taps. It's an Italian pop music piece,   
   BK>composed in 1965. I am sure it is derived from Taps, but it's   
   BK>not the same.   
      
   "Taps" is derived from "Last Post" by Daniel Butterfield, which   
   was composed in 1801.  "Taps" is the shortened version, 24 notes,   
   composed in 1862.  "Il Silenzio" is a modern adaptation of "Last   
   Post" - with obvious references to "Taps".  The three songs are   
   not one and the same, but have a most definite resemblance.  :)   
      
   --Lee   
      
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