Shakespeare Company Trumpets

Brass trumpets unleash a piercing fanfare, blasting through the Broadway theater's applauding din as the curtain surges upward on frozen stage actors clad in period garb. Their martial clamor jolts the dimly lit space, propelling the ominous plunge into Henry VI's cosmic lament—Sam jabs Toby, both vanishing into shadows while the instruments hammer home the play's violent inception.

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Purpose

Musical cue blasting to herald the rise of the curtain and launch the Henry VI production

Significance

Ignites theatrical foreboding that bleeds into political intrigue, trumpets' aggressive blare mirroring the drama's upheavals and foreshadowing Bartlet's entanglements with power's moral shadows as Sam and Toby exit amid the roar.

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S3E21 · Posse Comitatus

Foreboding Henry VI Monologue Launches Play as Toby and Sam Slip Away

Shakespeare Company trumpets blast a piercing fanfare coinciding with audience applause and curtain rise, jolting the theater into the play's ominous inception and providing auditory cover for Sam's balcony poke and Toby's exit.

Before: Positioned offstage, silent in dim lights

After: Actively sounding, sustaining dramatic momentum

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