brass
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Visitors would take a bus and then ride the original brass and mirror-panelled lift through the mountain to the Kehlsteinhaus to savour the magnificent views above the town of Berchtesgaden.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
In the souks, men carry stacks of rugs on their shoulders and craftsmen shape brass lanterns in stalls no wider than a closet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Bill Conti -- who composed the "Gonna Fly Now" theme of "Rocky," a track instantly recognizable for its triumphant brass swells -- it's "a story about a story."
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Warm lyrical melodies glide across orchestration dappled with glistening chimes, or on engines of snare drums and heroic brass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
And Fred always watched the brass players with a critical eye.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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It relies not on computers but on hand-played, largely acoustic instruments: guitars, accordions, brasses, reeds.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
In the first two seasons, Britell followed a fairly confined playbook of the eight-chord motif’s different guises: a beating piano similar to that Mozart fantasia, darkly regal strings and brasses.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2023
Flutes dipped like swallows, and brasses popped out like goblins.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
"Several thousand brasses and other artefacts - collectively known as the 'Benin Bronzes' - were taken by the British, and subsequently sold off in London to recoup the costs of the military mission."
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2022
The harness was polished and the horse brasses glittered like gold.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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Musical Instruments - Introductory
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