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{{About|the bugle call|the Christian music group|First Call}}
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'''"First Call"''' is a [[bugle call]] with three distinct meanings.

==U.S. military use==
At a U.S. [[military installation]] it is a pre-[[reveille]] "courtesy" signal, sounded around 05:50, originally to assemble the trumpeters to deliver the reveille that would be forthcoming at 06:00. Some locations also sound it a few minutes before [[Bugle call|"Retreat"]] (lowering the flag at the end of the day). In other military contexts it may be used (e.g. 5 minutes) prior to sounding [[Assembly (bugle call)|"Assembly"]] for any particular formation.

===Navy use===
On ships of the [[United States Navy|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/xf-nvtd.html#hoisting|title=Naval traditions about flags|publisher=|accessdate=2 July 2016}}</ref>

==Horse racing==
At a [[horse racing|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wfpl.org/curious-derby-whats-the-origin-of-the-call-to-the-post/|title=Curious Derby: What's The Origin Of The Call To The Post?|last=Ellis|first=Laura|date=4 May 2018|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> 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"'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/15/sports/a-last-hurrah-for-hollywood-park.html|title=A Last Hurrah for Hollywood Park|date=15 December 2013|work=The New York Times|accessdate=2 July 2016}}</ref>
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=== Japanese horse racing ===
{{Main|:ja:ファンファーレ (競馬)}}
In Japan, a "fanfare" is played or performed just before the actual race starts, rather than five to ten minutes before, in order to proceed to the gates.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ファンファーレ（競馬用語辞典） JRA |url=https://www.jra.go.jp/kouza/yougo/w298.html |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=[[Japan Racing Association]] |language=ja}}</ref> The practice started in 1959, when the [[Japan Racing Association]] started playing ''Bahn Frei!'' by [[Eduard Strauss]] after [[Radio Nikkei]] started to use the song for their radio broadcast to signify listeners that the race was about to start.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-26 |title=競馬中継60年～あの日、あの時、競馬場で【3】 |url=http://www.radionikkei.jp/keiba60th/post_6.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404115318/http://www.radionikkei.jp/keiba60th/post_6.html |archive-date=2021-04-04 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Radio Nikkei |language=ja}}</ref> The current fanfares adopted by the JRA were introduced in the late 1980s, with [[Koichi Sugiyama]] composing the fanfares used in [[Tokyo Racecourse|Tokyo]] and [[Nakayama Racecourse|Nakayama Racecourses]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Yoshida |first=Tetsuya |date=2021-12-24 |title=【有馬記念Ｇ１ファンファーレ物語２】レース直前に曲を流すのは日本特有の文化 |url=https://umatoku.hochi.co.jp/articles/20211223-OHT1T51231.html |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=UMATOKU |publisher=[[Sports Hochi]] |language=ja-JP}}</ref>

To date, the JRA uses 21 fanfares depending on the racecourse and the race grade that is about to start.<ref name=":0" />

And, "First call" is also used as a fanfare at [[Funabashi Racecourse]], a regional horse race track in Japan.

==References==

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==External multimedia==
*[http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/docs/17first.mp3 MP3 file], [http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/docs/17first.rm RealMedia file], FAS.org

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