Synonyms: flourish, fanfare, tucket
Definition: (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
Usage: he entered to a flourish of trumpets; her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare
Similar words: line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, air, strain, tune
Definition: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
Usage: she was humming an air from Beethoven
Synonyms: flash, fanfare, ostentation
Definition: a gaudy outward display