fanfare

Examples

• All

• There was a knock on the door, followed by a fanfare of trumpets and a peal of silvery bells.

  Fiction book (1993)

• It's called Fanfare for the First Lady and it was being played for her over and over again.

• It's called Fanfare for the First Lady, and it was being played for her over and over again.

• The city official turns to answer, but it is interrupted by a trumpet fanfare.

  Fiction book (2002)

• In October 1971, Mobutu announced his policies of authenticity with much fanfare and personal pride.

  Academic text (1992)

• Lee's arrival in the United States was greeted with as much, if not more, fanfare.

  Academic text (1997)

• When the President appeared, the Italian Air Force band played its arrival fanfare, different from the traditional American "Ruffles and Flourishes."

  Fiction book (1991)

• In 2011, with much fanfare, Mississippians voted on Proposition 26, the so-called "personhood" amendment.

  Academic text (2014)

• Later that month, they arrived in Ciudad Trujillo, where they were welcomed with great fanfare (Despradel 1996, 46).

  Academic text (2000)

• The band started to play a fanfare as the mayor walked onto the stage during the opening ceremony.

Synonyms

O

overture

vsfanfare

• Specialized

11 7.7

A short piece of music played at the start of an opera or long musical work

is a short brass tune mainly to announce important people or occasions

P

prelude

vsfanfare

4 6.7

A short piece of music that introduces a larger work like an opera or play

is a brief brass tune used to introduce people or events of importance

G

great fanfare

vsfanfare

3 4.3

A big public show and excitement around an event

is the literal short brass tune used to introduce important people or occasions

F

flourish

vsfanfare

2 7.3

A short bright musical sound played on trumpets for a ceremony

is for introducing important people or events rather than ceremonial drama cues

T

tucket

vsfanfare

• Archaic

9.9

A short bright tune played on trumpets to announce something

is mainly for introducing important people or events rather than general signals

S

sinfonia

vsfanfare

• Specialized

9.4

A short orchestral piece that introduces a larger work like an opera

is a short brass introduction that greets people or events directly

Compounds

G

great fanfare

3 4.3

A big public show and excitement around an event

How Ceremonial

processional

• Formal

1 7.6

anthem

109 3.5

fanfare

12 5.3

tune

327 1.0

jingle

56 3.0

Surface Forms

Etymology