Flag waver

Flag waver

A flag waver may refer to:
*The section of a piece of music which is meant to excite and invigorate the audience. It is generally the final refrain. It is also meant to show off the band's technical skill.
*A metaphoric description of patriotism. In this context, it can be a compliment, or, more often, an insult or of excessive patriotism, or flamboyant patriotism, or deception. Please see "waving the bloody shirt".

References

n/a. "Flag waver", "Grove Music Online", ed. L. Macy (accessed August 25 2006), [http://www.grovemusic.com/ grovemusic.com] (subscription access).


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