Reveille

This article is about the bugle call. For other uses, see Reveille (disambiguation).
Reveille played on the bugle by a member of the United States Army Band
Musical notation of "Le Réveil" from French military rules book published July, 29 1884

"Reveille" (US: /ˈrɛvəli/ REV-əl-ee, UK: /rɪˈvæli/ rih-VAL-ee),[1] called in French "Le Réveil" is a bugle call, trumpet call, drum, fife-and-drum or pipes call most often associated with the military; it is chiefly used to wake military personnel at sunrise. The name comes from réveille (or réveil), the French word for "wake up".

  1. ^ "Define Reveille at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. Retrieved 10 February 2014.