A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.

“They played a short fanfare to announce the arrival of the king.”

A show of ceremony or celebration.

“The town opened the new library with fanfare and a speech from the mayor.”

To play a fanfare.

To embellish with fanfares.

To imitate a fanfare, in order to dramatize the presentation or introduction of something.