clarions
Shrill brass instruments
Clarions are medieval trumpets with a narrow tube and clear, piercing tone, used for military signals and fanfares.
The word now appears mostly in figurative or poetic contexts: a clarion call is an urgent summons to action.
To clarion is to proclaim loudly and clearly, though this verb is rare.
Valved brass wind instrument
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
- valvesFlow-controlling mechanisms
cornet · bugle · fanfare · flourish · blare · blast · peal · resonance
Formal court notification
- proclamationFormal public announcement
- rallyingAssembling for unified action
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- signalMessage-conveying cue
alarm · alert · charge · muster · assembly · awakening · rousing · urgent
trumpet
Valved brass wind instrument
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
valves · cornet · bugle · fanfare · flourish · blare · blast · peal · resonance · embouchure
summons
Formal court notification
- proclamationFormal public announcement
- rallyingAssembling for unified action
- announcementPublic declaration of information
signal · alarm · alert · charge · muster · assembly · awakening · rousing · urgent · compelling
battle
Armed military engagement
march · assault · conflict · combat · siege · offensive · tactics · campaign · advance · troops
charge
Cost or accusation
- blazonHeraldic shield notation
- escutcheonShield bearing heraldry
- crestHighest point or tuft
arms · field · tincture · argent · azure · or · sable · vert · fess · chevron
clarionsmuted tones
Colors desaturated toward gray
hushed tones · whispers · murmurs · drones
clarionswhispers
Speaks very quietly
murmurs · sighs · hushes · undertones · soft tones
- clarion callUrgent demand for action