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	Ruffles and Flourishes
		Ruffles and Flourishes are sounded to render personal honors and precede prescribed music for personnel being honored.
		Ruffles and Flourishes are played in the concert key of B-flat when they precede the National Anthem, Hail to the Chief, and the General's March.
		Ruffles and Flourishes are played in the concert key of A-flat when they precede Hail Columbia and the Flag Officer's March.
	www.music.vt.edu /musicdictionary/textr/RufflesandFlourishes.html (465 words)

	Arlington National Cemetery:: Ceremonies
		Ruffles are played on drums, and flourishes are played on bugles.
		They are sounded together, once for each star of the general officer being honored or according to title or office held by the honoree.
		Four ruffles and flourishes is the highest honor.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.org /text/rufflesandflourishes_text.html (43 words)

	Ruffles and Flourishes - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		Ruffles and Flourishes: Sue and Steven Wesmiller with Matthew
		Ruffles and Flourishes: Laura Watson and Lisa Dugan
		Ruffles and Flourishes: Ryan Sharrar, Kent Iwaniec and Benjamin Darr
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/pittsburghtrib/s_172061.html (861 words)

	New Page 1
		Ruffles and Flourishes and the Hail Columbia is included below.
		Ruffles and Flourishes and Hail Columbia (Everyone has heard Ruffles and Flourishes and Hail to the Chief, which is played to honor the President of the United States.
		Ruffles and Flourishes and The General's March (This version, Two Ruffles and Flourishes and The General's March, is what is played to honor a Major (two star) General.)
	www.wclathan.com /Army_Band_.htm (1294 words)

	Ruffles and flourishes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ruffles and flourishes are preceding fanfare for ceremonial music for distinguished people.
		For example, the President of the United States receives four ruffles and flourishes before "Hail to the Chief".
		Ruffles and flourishes with "Hail to the Chief" (MP3)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ruffles_and_flourishes (124 words)

	The Shape of Days: Ruffles and Flourishes
		Don’t know what Ruffles and Flourishes is? It’s that thing they play at official ceremonies before the music starts.
		The MP3 is a recording of a band playing four Ruffles and Flourishes and then “Hail to the Chief.” Which is bad and wrong.
		Army regulation 600-25 says that five Ruffles and Flourishes are to be played before “Hail to the Chief.” Not four.
	theshapeofdays.com /2003/06/ruffles_and_flourishes.html (389 words)

	Ruffles and Flourishes
		Normally, Ruffles and Flourishes and Honors March is played before the National Anthem.
		Ruffles and Flourishes and Honors March are intended for official arrivals and ceremonies, rather than for office visits and informal functions.
		Ruffles and Flourishes and Honors March are not required for commander’s call.
	www.mer.cap.gov /ruffles.html (412 words)

	Military tradition to be evident in Ford funeral events
		The playing of "Ruffles and Flourishes" announces the arrival of a flag officer or other dignitary of honor.
		Drums play the ruffles, and bugles play the flourishes - one flourish for each star of the flag officer's rank or as appropriate for the honoree's position or title.
		It evolved to be used as a greeting for important visitors, and eventually for the president, though no record exists of when it was first put to that use.
	www.af.mil /news/story_print.asp?storyID=123036409 (811 words)

	Story Circle Reviews Books About Women's Lives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Ruffles and Flourishes: The Warm and Tender Story of a Simple Girl Who Found Adventure in the White House
		Ruffles and Flourishes: The Warm and Tender Story of a Simple Girl Who Found Adventure in the White House by Liz Carpenter (Pocket Books, 1970.
		Ruffles and Flourishes is not a sensational tell-all memoir, but it tells enough to bring the Washington political scene to life and to show us how it felt—how it really felt—to live through it all (with a husband and kids, to boot).
	www.storycircle.org /BookReviews/reviews/ruffles.shtml (338 words)

	Ruffles and Flourishes
		BORDER-Holding ruffle down in front, join to back lp of 1 sc in Row 12, (ch 8, sc in next 4th sc) repeated around, with 4-ch and dc end lp (88 lps).
		Dip Doily in thin, hot starch, roll in a cloth to absorb excess, stretch to limit and pin right-side-up on a padded board.
		As starch sets, arrange ruffle in even ripples.
	www.angelfire.com /folk/celtwich/Ruffles.html (965 words)

	Ben's Guide (3-5): Songs and Oaths - Hail to the Chief
		Before "Hail to the Chief" is played, the U.S. Marine Band will play a tune known as "Ruffles and Flourishes".
		By playing "Ruffles and Flourishes" and then "Hail to the Chief", the President not only has time to make an entrance to the center of activities, but the crowd is silenced and attention is directed to the activities.
		Because of its military nature and appropriate title, the Department of Defense made "Hail to the Chief" the official music to announce the President of the United States in 1954.
	bensguide.gpo.gov /3-5/symbols/hail.html (540 words)

	The Spirit Of 76 - Ruffles And Flourishes - Wal-Mart
		Ruffles And Flourishes, Music For Field Trumpet And Drums March Tunes And Insp Pieces: 1.
		Ruffles And Flourishes, Music For Field Trumpet And Drums March Tunes And Insp Pieces: 3.
		Ruffles And Flourishes, Music For Field Trumpet And Drums March Tunes And Insp Pieces: 5.
	www.walmart.com /catalog/product.gsp?product_id=1112617 (865 words)

	Ruffles and Flourishes Necklace
		Above are samples of what your Necklace could look like.
		Increase and decrease to control the shape of the beads and add a ruffle.
		Make them in various sizes and combine into a necklace and earrings.
	www.buythekit.com /11/pb110401.html (46 words)

	SHGTUS -- History of the Tomb
		Once in position, the band sounded four ruffles and flourishes, then played hymns as the caskets were borne from the
		The cease-fire signal for the minute guns was the firing of the first round of the final 21-gun salute at the cemetery.
		After the audience was seated, the US Army Band "Pershing's Own", played four ruffles and flourishes, followed by a hymn.
	www.tombguard.org /ww2korea.html (1596 words)

	HONORS
		Four Ruffles and Flourishes and Hail to the Chief
		Four Ruffles and Flourishes and Flag Officer's March
		One Ruffle and Flourish and Flag Officer's March
	www.navyband.navy.mil /anthems/honors.htm (140 words)

	Rhetorical Flourishes
		Ruffles and flourishes, "Hail to the Chief," hearty applause from a packed ballroom.
		in the free world the competition of ideas and parties flourishes, and allegiances are often based on a single common principle or purpose that struggles against a competing point of view.
		Through generally healthy for a society,this competition can be quite dangerous if we lose sight of the fact that there is a far greater divide between the world of freedome and the world of fear that there is between the competing factions within a free society.
	rhetoricalflourishes.blogspot.com (5681 words)

	Cadet Index
		A musical phrase known as "Ruffles and Flourishes" is played to honor certain individuals.
		It consists of a drum roll (ruffle) and a musical phrase (flourishes).
		Upon hearing "Ruffles and Flourishes" outdoors, military personnel in uniform should come to attention, face the individual being honored, and hold their salute until the last note of the music has been played.
	www.fsu.edu /~rotc/cadets/cadetguide/customs.html (2501 words)

	Chapter 12 - The Last Salute
		When the hearse bearing the casket arrived at the chapel, the honor guard troop presented arms as the band sounded four ruffles and flourishes and played the "General's March." The casket was then lifted from the hearse and borne into
		As the procession moved, the 3d Infantry battery, from a position in the cemetery, fired a 17-gun salute in slow cadence, timed so that the last round was fired as the procession reached the grave.
		After the band, escort troops, and mourners were in position for the graveside rites, the band sounded ruffles and flourishes, played the "General's March," and then began the hymn "Safe in the Arms of Jesus." While the hymn was played, the body bearers, preceded by Canon Miller, carried the casket to the grave.
	www.army.mil /CMH-PG/books/Last_Salute/Ch12.htm (569 words)

	Accurate Listing of Funeral Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		An historian himself, he knew from personal experience that the romantic lie outruns the prosaic truth, and he knew that even in little things, there isn't much sense in giving a falsehood a head start.
		As the coffin was replaced on the caisson, the Army Band played "Ruffles and Flourishes" four times, "Hail to the Chief," and the hymn "Holy God, We Praise Thy Name."
		The Marine Band played "Ruffles and Flourishes" four times and then "The Star Spangled Banner." As the coffin was moved from the caisson to the burial site, the Air Force Pipers played "Mist Covered Mountain."
	www.cs.umb.edu /~rwhealan/jfk/funeral_music.html (762 words)

	Download Music
		1 Ruffle and Flourish and the General's March (0.2 MB)
		2 Ruffles and Flourishes and the General's March (0.3 MB)
		3 Ruffles and Flourishes and the General's March (0.3 MB)
	www.bragg.army.mil /82BAND/download_music.htm (274 words)

	1902: Ruffles and Flourishes : IN OUR PAGES: 100, 75 AND 50 YEARS AGO
		WASHINGTON: Rear Admiral Schely is making a visit to Nashville, so the good people of that enterprising city telegraphed to the Navy Department to know what salute or other honors should be accorded.
		"A salute of thirteen guns with two ruffles and flourishes," the reply read.
		Of course, this meant the ruffle of drums and the flourishes of trumpets.
	www.iht.com /articles/2002/03/05/edold_ed3__10.php (119 words)

	The United States Air Force Band \| Washington, D.C. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Four Ruffles and Flourishes and Stars and Stripes Forever (last 32 measures)
		Four Ruffles and Flourishes (pause) and Hail Columbia
		Four Ruffles and Flourishes (pause) and Hail To The Chief [short version]
	www.usafband.com /recording_search.cfm?ensemble=3 (157 words)

	Customs, Ceremonies and Traditions of the USN
		By 1863, this was elaborated, in the case of the President, Vice President, a foreign sovereign, or a cabinet officer to a sequence of three ruffles, as well as a march.
		The modern practice is to play the number of ruffles and flourishes equal to the number of stars of the official's or officer's rank.
		Following the ruffles and flourishes, the march prescribed for the official being saluted is played, as listed in the table of honors.
	mysite.verizon.net /vzeohzt4/Seaflags/customs/trads.html (9141 words)

	Sea Scouting: Download Sounds
		One Ruffle and Flourish and Flag Officer's March (MP3 - 224K)
		Four Ruffles and Flourishes and Flag Officer's March (WAV - 439K)
		Four Ruffles and Flourishes and Hail to the Chief (MP3 - 772K)
	www.seascout.org /general_resources/download_sounds.html (272 words)

	ChicagoGardenSource.com - Orchids: Ruffles & Flourishes
		Be forewarned: this is the kind of plant thai can lead to greenhouses and grow-lights.
		With the right plant and some attention to a few details, orchids can grow, flourish, and rebloom in the average home.
		Probably the most important step toward success is the first one-choosing which orchid to buy.
	www.chicagohomeandgardensource.com /gardening/contentview.asp?c=162194 (1203 words)

	HONORS ON RELIEF OF COMMAND
		termination of the call, ruffles and flourishes, music, or
		Piping of the side, ruffles and flourishes, and
		salute; and ruffles and flourishes, followed by music,
	www.tpub.com /content/aviation/14243/css/14243_207.htm (603 words)

	The National Anthem Project: Patriotic Songs at the White House.
		Also, some of the music, such as “Ruffles and Flourishes,” can be adapted for band or orchestra students.
		In McKinley’s administration, the short drum rolls and bugle calls (called “Ruffles and Flourishes”) were added before the song was played and are a tradition to this day.
		Now, anyone who attends a White House state dinner will see the president and first lady come down the stairs and pause while “Ruffles and Flourishes” and “Hail to the Chief” are played by the Marine Band.
	www.tnap.org /teachermaterial/naptm_lesson02.html (1612 words)

	CityBeat: Ruffles and Flourishes (2003-08-13)
		The icing on the cake came when I laid eyes on the cover of Autobiography of a Fat Bride, her newest installment in a series of hilarious stories about her Greek Wedding-esque life.
		Bent over and digging through a fridge is an anonymous woman; her only distinguishing feature -- her large butt -- is only further emphasized by ruffled underwear.
		It's a position many a women have been in and one that many more women wish they would never assume again.
	www.citybeat.com /2003-08-13/books.shtml (866 words)

	Amazon.com: The Spirit of '76 and Ruffles and Flourishes: Music: Frederick Fennell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Amazon.com: The Spirit of '76 and Ruffles and Flourishes: Music: Frederick Fennell
		The Spirit of '76 and Ruffles and Flourishes
		I am enjoying "The Spirit of '76 and Ruffles and Fourishes" a great deal; the drum patterns alond with the fife/piccolo as well as the bugle tunes are very well played.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000057NG/lewisandcla07-20 (672 words)

	RonAlbanese.com \| View This While Producing Proper Ruffles and Flourishes
		Santa (AJ the Tony Confessore) and Elvis the elf (you know who this really is).
		Again, proper ruffles and fourishes are in order....
		Discuss View This While Producing Proper Ruffles and Flourishes in the Hear!
	www.ronalbanese.com /articles/103.shtml (137 words)

	beadwork necklace - handmade Ruffles and Flourishes Spiral Rope Beadwork Necklace
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	www.stormrisingdesigns.com /pd_ruffles.cfm (121 words)

	Ruffles & Flourishes
		Less is more or less is a bore?
		After several years when beads and lace seemed to be on the endangered list and dresses following trends in eveningwear and sportswear grew more hard-edged and minimal, bridal designers are once again embracing the kind of ruffles and flourishes brides have always found irresistible.
		Crystal beads, pearls, delicate lace and embroidery, cathedral trains and veils in short, everything one instinctively associates with bridal dresses but which have been conspicuously absent in recent years are coming back.
	www.utahbrideguide.com /attire/articles/3.asp (896 words)

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