Editing Last Post (section)

==Versions==
The "Last Post" is either an A or a B♭ bugle call, primarily within [[Infantry of the British Army|British infantry]] and [[Royal Australian Infantry Corps|Australian infantry]] regiments, or a D or an E♭ cavalry trumpet call in [[Cavalry regiments of the British Army|British cavalry]] and [[Royal Regiment of Artillery]] ([[Royal Horse Artillery]] and Royal Artillery).

Its duration varies typically from a little over one minute to nearly three minutes.<ref>The Last Post Association recording (see External Links) is 1 min 23 s; the Queen's Own Hussars version is 2 min 40 s<!--Quickly Googling recordings finds 1′13″ to 2′51″--></ref> For ceremonial use, the "Last Post" is often followed by "[[The Rouse]]", or less frequently the longer "[[Reveille]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/customs/rouse/ |title=The Rouse and the Reveille (with MP3 audio) |publisher=Australian War memorial Web site|access-date= 12 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.army.gov.au/Our-history/Traditions/The-Rouse-and-the-Reveille |title=The Rouse and the Reveille (explanation) |publisher=Australian War memorial Web site |date=27 August 2014  |access-date= 12 November 2015}}</ref>

The two regimental traditions have separate music for the call.<ref>''Trumpet & Bugle Calls for the British Army'' 1966</ref> While the B♭ infantry bugle version is better known, the E♭ cavalry trumpet version is used by the state trumpeters of the [[Household Cavalry]].