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

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

"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

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

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

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

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