brass
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A brass band works down the block and stops at the park outside.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Life begins as a fanfare — a regal entry heralded by brass — and ends as a solo cello lament and the serene acceptance of death as sung by a choir.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Sax outdid himself by also designing a trumpet with 13 bells; this instrument, later built by his son Adolphe-Édouard, resembles a brass Hydra.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
One prisoner refers to a "rocket testing site" while discussing bratwurst supplies for the top brass.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Aries blocked their path, his furry hands on his hips and brass spectacles sitting on his button nose.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Their sound has a lovely finish: softly molded winds, round-toned brasses, strings that never turn strident.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
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
Flutes dipped like swallows, and brasses popped out like goblins.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 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
The harness was polished and the horse brasses glittered like gold.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing brass
Musical Instruments - Introductory
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Musical Instruments - Middle School
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Musical Instruments - High School
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