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FANFARE [5 records]

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Record 1 2023-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Instruments
DEF

A loud, short piece of music played on brass instruments, often to announce something important.

CONT

Fanfares will be played by The State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry and The Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Air Force.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à vent
DEF

Musique vive et rythmée jouée par des instruments de cuivre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos de viento
DEF

Música interpretada por un conjunto musical ruidoso, especialmente el de instrumentos de metal.

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Record 2 2011-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Music (General)
  • Ceremonial and Traditions (Military)
DEF

A band whose instrumentation includes brass instruments and percussion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique (Généralités)
  • Cérémonial et traditions (Militaire)
DEF

Orchestre de cuivres auxquels peuvent être adjoints des instruments à percussion.

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
OBS

Publication of Community Folk Art Council of Metropolitan Toronto.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
OBS

Publication de Community Folk Art Council of Metropolitan Toronto.

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Police
OBS

The entertainment program will also include the RCMP Training Academy Choir, the marching band, and a march past performed by 2 troops.

OBS

Instead of busbies, some marching bands wear rounded, high-crowned box hats called shakos. Uniform accessories may include gauntlets, decorative glove extensions that cover the wrist, spats, cloth or plastic gaiters that cover the instep and ankle, sashes which cross the chest diagonally, and streamers with tassels that hang from waist sashes or cummerbunds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police
OBS

Au lieu de porter l'ourson, certaines fanfares s'arborent des couvre-chefs cylindriques à haute calotte, appelés shakos. Les uniformes peuvent être complétés pas des accessoires tels que des crispins ou manchettes, prolongements décoratifs des gants qui couvrent le poignet; des demi-guêtres en tissu ou en plastique, qui recouvrent le cou du pied et la cheville; des écharpes, et des rubans qui s'attachent à de larges ceintures en tissu.

Spanish

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Record 5 1983-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

a trumpet call or fanfare.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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