brass instrument

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noun

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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Also called brass wind .

Origin of brass instrument

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby brass instrument

brass hat, brassica, brassicaceous, brassie, brassiere, brass instrument, brass knuckles, brass neck, Brassó, brass ring, brass-rubbing

How to use brass instrument in a sentence

While brass instruments are easy to evaluate, because all air goes straight from the mouthpiece to the bell, woodwinds get complicated.
What science tells us about reducing coronavirus spread from wind instruments|Betsy Ladyzhets|August 6, 2021|Science News
Trumpets, flutes and other woodwind and brass instruments relocated from the center to the fringes, closest to the onstage air vents.
How relocating musicians can reduce COVID-19 risk at concerts|Betsy Ladyzhets|June 23, 2021|Science News
Law has been rebuilt in the last 50 years to be an instrument of control, not a framework for human responsibility.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the chord structure, for those of you who play an instrument, is unexpected and worth checking out.
Yes, I Like Christmas Music. Stop Laughing.|Michael Tomasky|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Even his signature instrument, Auto-Tune, has become as accepted an ingredient in hip-hop as the drum machine.
Future Makes Us Rethink Everything We Thought We Knew About Rap Artists|Luke Hopping|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No matter how admirable or inspiring his message appears to be, it often hits you over the head like a blunt instrument.
Catch Him If You Can: Reliving Banksy’s New York Invasion|Alex Suskind|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sisler is described as a “Medical/Surgical instrument technician” in his own court declaration.
Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’|The Center for Investigative Reporting|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I called it a spinet, because it somewhat resembled that instrument, and was played upon in the same manner.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
A fancy came into my head that I would entertain the king and queen with an English tune upon this instrument.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
Where these overtones are interfered with by any imperfection in the instrument the result is a harsh or imperfect sound.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
They were provided with sails and twelve oars each, and a falconet, or small brass cannon.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The sun when he appeareth shewing forth at his rising, an admirable instrument, the work of the most High.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various