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

Posts this week include praise for the £2 coin design; before and after pictures of brass instrument repair; and how long it takes to fill a water bottle.

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

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

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

Figure 4.42: These harmonic series are for a brass instrument that has a 11C11 fundamental when no valves are being used — for example, a C trumpet.

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