- Music. A loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets.
- A spectacular public display.
[French, possibly of imitative origin.]
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[French, possibly of imitative origin.]
A flourish of trumpets or other brass instruments, often with percussion, for ceremonial purposes. Fanfares are distinct from military signals in usage and character. Their tradition goes back to the Middle Ages; in 18th-century France, ‘fanfare’ denotes a short bustling movement with many repeated notes. The modern meaning arose during the 19th century. Many British composers have composed fanfares for coronations; other notable examples are Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man (1942), Stravinsky's Fanfare for a New, Theatre (1964) and Britten's Fanfare for St Edmundsbury (1959).
Ballet in one act with choreography by Robbins, music by Britten, and design by I. Sharaff. Premiered 2 June 1953 at City Center, New York, by New York City Ballet with Mounsey, Larsson, Jillana, d'Amboise, Bolender, Bliss, and Hobi. It mirrors the logic of its music, Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Purcell Variations), by portraying the qualities of individual instruments through dance. It was revived for Royal Danish Ballet in 1956.
A fanfare is a short short piece of music played by trumpets and other brass instruments, frequently accompanied by percussion, usually for ceremonial purposes.They usualy last about a few seconds. The term is also used symbolically, for instance of occasions for which there is much publicity, even when no music is involved.
A fanfare is also a typical Dutch and Belgian orchestra, with trumpets, trombones, flugelhorns, French horns/saxhorns, tubas, saxophones and percussion.
Fanfares originated in the Middle Ages; although popular depictions of ancient Rome frequently include fanfares, the evidence is slight. In 18th century France the fanfare was a movement with energy and repetition of notes, and fanfares of the modern description date from the 19th century, when they were composed for British coronations (such as Hubert Parry's I was glad for Edward VII) and other important occasions.
Some composers have used the style as a theme:
Another type of fanfare is also a type of "verbal instrument" that is played by biting one's bottom lip and making a buzzing noise on different tones. Fanfare can be used to play most types of music on the treble clef and some higher notes on the bass clef. Fanfarers often join in duets or quartets to play together giving a harmonic buzzing sound.
Fanfares are popular as theme music for television and radio news programs. Additionally they are oftentimes used as victory marches in video games, particularly Role Playing Games.
With such widely known titles as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, the fanfares oftentimes stay nearly the same in each game iteration, changing in flavor & instrumentation to reflect the title's particular musical style and to show a growth of that particular element of the game (Both the fanfare itself and the general music). With over 12 titles under its belt, the Final Fantasy series has come to be expected to change the style of the fanfares in each game. In fact, the victory theme itself was frequently entitled "Fanfare". This was even subverted in the latest title, Final Fantasy XII, where the fanfare was eliminated for any non-Boss battle; instead only the music of the surrounding landscape provided for musical accompaniment.
Fanfares are also frequently seen in Military parades.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fanfare, store ord, store fagter
Nederlands (Dutch)
fanfare, uitgebreide publiciteit, groot vertoon
Français (French)
n. - fanfare, sonnerie (de trompettes)
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μουσ.) φανφάρα, σάλπισμα (συν. δυνατό ομαδικό), θορυβώδης επίδειξη
Português (Portuguese)
n. - fanfarra (f) (Mús.)
Español (Spanish)
n. - toque de las trompetas, fanfarria, publicidad
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fanfar, ståt
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
喇叭或号角嘹亮的吹奏声, 吹牛
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 喇叭或號角嘹亮的吹奏聲, 吹牛
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 誇示, ファンファーレ
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) نفخ بالبوق , جعجعه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תרועת חצוצרות, קבלת-פנים
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