sennet
/ˈsɛnɪt/
noun
- A signal or fanfare played on a trumpet or other brass instrument, especially in Elizabethan theater, to announce the entrance or exit of a character.
- The play began with a loud sennet from the trumpets, signaling the king's arrival.
- The musicians practiced the sennet until it sounded grand and clear.
- In Shakespeare's time, a sennet was used to add drama to royal entrances on stage.