brass band

noun

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

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The City of Light is full of all the best clichés: Parisians cycling with bread in their bike basket, brass bands serenading crowds on stone bridges over the Seine, picnickers drinking Champagne and eating cheese on blankets in front of the Eiffel Tower. Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025 An emotional procession began, led by a brass band, and the crowd followed walking somberly, dancing, and crying. Janna A. Zanzi, AFAR Media, 8 Jan. 2025 Pedestrians strolled in bright sunshine past the bars where the attacker struck, and an impromptu brass band struck up a tune. Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025 In Montreal, a drums corps and brass band posted up near the complaining new neighbor’s building in an intentionally clamorous protest against the recent closure of La Tulipe. Katie Thornton, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for brass band 

Word History

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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brass%20band. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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brass band

noun
: a band made up of brass and percussion instruments

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