brass band

noun

Music.

a band made up principally of brass wind instruments.

brass band

noun

See band 1

brass band

A musical group composed of brass and percussion instruments. Sometimes called marching bands, brass bands often play at athletic events and military exercises and in parades.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of brass band¹

First recorded in 1825–35

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To accompany her flamboyant sermons, she employed a brass band, an orchestra and a 100-person choir.

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Kicking through a moat with a brass band on an in-the-round riser that vaulted him over the main stage field.

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Sheeran debuted the song three weeks ago on the streets of New Orleans during a surprise performance in the city's French quarter, accompanied by the Soul Rebels brass band.

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"They would have a brass band, dancers or a ballet, and then a film at the end."

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The brass band strikes up Ode to the Motherland as young children, kept up late for the occasion, their cheeks adorned with the Chinese flag, all shout in full song.

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