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brass

[bras, brahs] / bræs, brɑs /


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Still, with its smooth strings, creamy brass, pungent winds and friendly percussion, Noseda’s NSO came across as a gracious orchestra meant to please, and, consequently, a seemingly marvelous anomaly in an otherwise divisive present-day D.C.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

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

Nobody will be betting a brass farthing on history repeating itself, though.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

There she found the housemaid, Margaret, energetically polishing the already gleaming brass door handle.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

It relies not on computers but on hand-played, largely acoustic instruments: guitars, accordions, brasses, reeds.

From New York Times Jun. 22, 2023

Corrosive brasses and heated strings enlivened the Respighi’s first movement, and gray-toned woodwinds, transparent violins, and luxuriant cellos and basses colored the second.

From New York Times May 5, 2023

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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