brass instrument
Americannoun
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brass instruments
plural
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Etymology
Origin of brass instrument
First recorded in 1850–55
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From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2024
The only other objects in the room are four long microphones pointed at the sculpture, which produce sonic feedback from the brass instrument, soft, sustained and sublime.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
Singers and people who play wind and brass instrument use their lungs to make that connection, and the new virus attacks the lungs.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2020
Having played a brass instrument for 20 years, as well as being a vocal minor and a singer, I’ve spent a lot of time focusing on breath and breathing techniques.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2017
A brass instrument could play only the notes of one harmonic series.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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