n.
- Music. A loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets.
- A spectacular public display.
[French, possibly of imitative origin.]
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fanfare
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Oxford Grove Music Encyclopedia:
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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).
Oxford Dictionary of Dance:
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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.
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For other uses, see Fanfare (disambiguation).
Fanfares are a relatively normally short piece of music that is typically played by trumpet/cornets and other brass instruments often accompanied by percussion. It is usually intended for important social purposes, such as ceremonial events involving important people, as exclamations of significant activities during an event (such as with introductions and closings), or to precede announcements with the purpose of gaining the attention of the audience. Similarly, musical works themselves often begin, transition, or end with fanfares or fanfare-like themes. The term is also used symbolically, such as to describe occasions that are greatly publicized, even when no music is involved.
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.
A "fanfare" can range from salient flourishes within a piece of music to an entire musical work itself, and therefore may vary greatly in duration, scope, instrumentation and compositional purpose.
External links
- Classics for Kids: "What's a Fanfare?" (audio program)
- Fanfare tunes in Limoux' traditional music. Scores and MIDI files
- London Banqueting Ensemble Fanfare Trumpeters London (UK) based Fanfare Trumpet team, includes fanfare MP3s and photographs of Fanfare Trumpeters.
- London Fanfare Trumpets London (UK) based Fanfare Trumpet team, from 2-7 Trumpets, website includes photos and videos.
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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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