brass instrument

American  

noun

1. a musical wind instrument of brass or other metal with a cup-shaped mouthpiece, as the trombone, tuba, French horn, trumpet, or cornet.

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Etymology

Origin of brass instrument

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Sometimes she performs duets with her husband, who plays the euphonium, or for the uninitiated, “a brass instrument that looks a lot like a small tuba,” Ray said.

From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2022

"Pupils taking a practical music assessment for GCSE, AS and A-level qualifications that requires singing or the playing of a woodwind or brass instrument will now be permitted to do so indoors," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2021

More often than not, those first few years of the series presented the kind of music built on guitar, piano, violin, brass instrument or some combination.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2021

Unfortunately, he hated it, and said he wanted to throw every brass instrument in the world – presumably with the exception of his signature honking sax – off a cliff.

From The Guardian • May 9, 2020

A brass instrument could play only the notes of one harmonic series.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones