First call

First Call was an American contemporary Christian music (CCM) group, consisting of Mel Tunney, Marty McCall, and Bonnie Keen. During their career spanning more than 30 years, the group worked with many noted producers and arrangers including David Maddux, Steven V. Taylor, Dan Keen, Greg Nelson, Keith Thomas, Neal Joseph, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Phil Naish and Darrell Brown.

"First Call" is a bugle call used in America primarily in three contexts: the U.S. Army; the U.S. Navy; and horse racing. ==U.S. Army use== At a U.S. ground military installation (mainly the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force), it is a pre-reveille "courtesy" signal, sounded around 05:50, originally to assemble the trumpeters to deliver the reveille that is delivered at 06:00. Some locations also sound it a few minutes before "Retreat" (lowering the flag at the end of the day). In other military contexts, it is used (e.g., 5 minutes) before sounding "Assembly" for any particular formation. In contemporary practice, Army bugle calls are typically performed only on weekdays (Monday through Friday), with the First Call at 06:25, the Reveille at 06:30, a Retreat (To the Color) at 17:00, and finally Taps at 21:00. ==U.S. Navy use== On ships of the U.S. Navy, "First Call" is sounded at 07:55, five minutes ahead of "Morning Colors" (raising the national ensign), and 5 minutes before "Evening Colors" (lowering the national ensign). In the absence of a bugle, the word is passed: "First call, first call to colors." The same ceremony takes place on shore establishments, but not on ships underway. ==Horse racing== racetrack]] At a horse race, "First call" is a signal that all mounts should be at the paddock exit in order to proceed to the track to begin the post parade. This started to be used at horse races before the 1860s. The tune is usually sounded by a bugler five to ten minutes before the scheduled start time of the race. The call serves a similar purpose in dog racing. When "First call" is used for this purpose, it is usually referred to as the "Call to the Post". ==Score== \header { title = "First call" tagline = ##f } \score { \relative c { \tempo 4.=96 \key c \major \time 3/8 \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"french horn" \partial 8 \times 2/3 { g16 c16 e16 } g8-. \times 2/3 { g16 g16 g16 } g8-. e8-. \times 2/3 { e16 e16 e16 } e8-. c8-. e8-. c8-. g8 r8 \times 2/3 { g16 c16 e16 } g8-. \times 2/3 { g16 g16 g16 } g8-. g8-. e8-. c8-. g8-. \times 2/3 { g16 g16 g16 } g8-. c4\fermata \bar "|." } \layout { } \midi { } } ==See also== ==References== ==Bibliography== ==External multimedia== MP3 file, RealMedia file, FAS.org

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