brass band

noun

Synonyms of brass bandnext
: a band consisting chiefly or solely of brass and percussion instruments

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On Sunday, beginning at noon, there will be more cookoffs, and brass band music. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2026 There was a red carpet, a Bavarian brass band and local dignitaries. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026 In that scene at the end, when the brass band is playing, and everyone’s walking together, all shapes and sizes, colors, creeds, that’s where hope lives. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 July 2026 The party featured a 10-piece brass band that set the soundtrack for a nighttime cruise around the Statue of Liberty. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for brass band

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First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of brass band was in 1827

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brass band

noun
: a band made up of brass and percussion instruments

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