noun
fanfare
FAN-fair/ˈfænfer/
A short ceremonial burst of stirring music announcing something important.
A fanfare of trumpets announces the dignitary's arrival.
Etymology
French fanfare names a sounding of trumpets. The musical flourish supplies the image for a conspicuous public celebration or burst of publicity; the word’s deeper origin is uncertain.
In context
There's very little fanfare. They do not do a media availability afterwards, as is their custom. No press conference, no gaggle, nothing.
More examples
- The concert opens with a stirring fanfare.
- The orchestra plays a fanfare as the winner steps onstage.
- The brass band rehearses two fanfares for the parade.
Forms
fanfare · fanfares
Similar words
- flourish
- Flourish can be a decorative musical passage without ceremonial purpose.