brass
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The invigorating brass or woody bass of salsa, son and cha-cha-cha are all but gone.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
A brass band works down the block and stops at the park outside.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
The silver, pewter and brass items were taken from the 16th Century manor house at Baddesley Clinton in Warwickshire, on 30 July.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Researchers also found a pair of broken glasses; an IV needle with a bottle topper; a brass item with writing, perhaps a cigarette case; and a button with Japanese-looking iconography.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
We even sold the green marble mantle clock with the twin brass cupids.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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The brasses, which Honeck put to ominous use in the Tchaikovsky, snarled and shone, and the horns traced rainbow arcs over the stage in the Rachmaninoff.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2024
Their sound has a lovely finish: softly molded winds, round-toned brasses, strings that never turn strident.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
While there were moments of piquancy and verve in the winds and brasses, the strings tamped out little flashes of fire and spark in favor of a plusher, more rounded sound.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 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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