trumpet calls
Ceremonial horn blasts
Trumpet calls are short, distinctive musical signals played on a bugle or trumpet, traditionally used for military communication or ceremonial purposes.
Each call conveys a specific command or marks an occasion: reveille wakes soldiers, taps marks day's end or honors the dead, charge signals attack.
The term extends to any bold, attention-grabbing announcement: His resignation speech was a trumpet call for reform.
- bugleValveless military horn
- fanfareCeremonial brass announcement
- royal fanfareCeremonial brass for monarchs
- tapsLight repeated touches
- clarionShrill medieval war trumpet
brass section · signal · summons · sound the alarm · charge · cavalry charge · battle cry · herald · hunting horn · fox hunt · last post · processional · horns · ceremonial music · alertness · blasts · regal · rally
trumpet callswhispers
Speaks very quietly
murmurs · hushed tones · silence · muttering · mumbling
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