The Rouse is a bugle call most often associated with the military in Commonwealth countries. It is commonly played following The Last Post at military services, and is known in popular parlance as Reveille.

Sheet music for The Rouse

Despite often being referred to by the name Reveille, The Rouse is actually a separate piece of music from the traditional Reveille. The Rouse was traditionally played following the Reveille, which was a bugle call played in the morning to wake soldiers up. The Rouse would be played to get soldiers out of bed.

Because of the close association between the two tunes, The Rouse is commonly mistaken for Reveille, and has taken on many of the functions Reveille traditionally held in remembrance ceremonies (such as those on Remembrance Day) due to its shorter length and the ease with which it can be played.^[1][2]

Music

Being bugle music, both Rouse and Reveille are composed entirely from the written notes of the C Major triad (i.e. C, E, and G), these being the only notes available on the instrument.

Words

Although there are no official lyrics to The Rouse, these unofficial lyrics for the Commonwealth "Rouse", more commonly known as "Reveille" have been recently popularized

Get up at once, get up at once, the bugle's sounding, The day is here and never fear, old Sol is shining. The Orderly Officer's on his rounds.

References

1. ↑ The Rouse
2. ↑ Reveille or Rousse