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fanfare

A short call or flourish for trumpets, or other instruments imitating the effect of trumpets. It is often used for the arrival of an important person, or to introduce a ceremony or important event. Traditionally fanfares were written for valveless (natural) instruments, and usually include notes of the major triad and diatonic scale. An example of a fanfare is the introduction to Act II of Richard Wagner's Tristan und Isolde (1865).



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The Dallas Wind Symphony (DWS) has selected seven fanfares as winners in its 2003-2004 fanfare competition.
The Dallas Wind Symphony fanfare competition winners by American Music Teacher
The evening, conducted by Dwight Oltman, began with brass fanfares from the balconies and ended with a surprise: A platoon of tiny future dancers from the Ballet San Jose School entered clutching bunches of flowers, one for every dancer in the company.
BALLET SAN JOSE EMERGES FROM CLEVELAND COLLAPSE by Roca, Octavio / Dance Magazine
Since earning the spot, Ben has had five Sunday afternoon practices - four hours each - at Pasadena City College, learning fanfares and ``Auld Lang Syne.
LONG-HORN PLAYER; TRUMPET PLAYER TO BE HERALD by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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