brass section
noun
: the group of musicians in an orchestra who play brass instruments
the orchestra's brass section
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About 14 minutes into the performance, the group’s many friends and guests flooded the stage with their instruments for an IMAX-worthy sendoff complete with a brass section.
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
All the players in the brass section were trained to play in a rhythmic way.
—Mathias Döpfner, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024
Mountain View High School students will be representing in the brass section when the San Jose High School All Stars take the main stage Aug. 10 at the San Jose Jazz Summer Fest.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 28 July 2024
Meanwhile, Sergio George, wearing a white long-sleeve and matching pants, played the keys while flanked by an energetic full brass section.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
The orchestra’s brass section has been particularly slow to modernize.
—Sammy Sussman, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2024
But within a month, Stewart said, members of the brass section had begun criticizing her support for Kizer.
—Sammy Sussman, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2024
Any sounds associated with Rosie’s trunk came from the brass section.
—Lexi Carson, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
The entire brass section was running at full capacity on Thursday, not least of all for the signature theme of the Valkyries, but also for a stunning richness and depth that sometimes gets lost in the Concert Hall.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
All the players in the brass section were trained to play in a rhythmic way.
—Mathias Döpfner, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024
Mountain View High School students will be representing in the brass section when the San Jose High School All Stars take the main stage Aug. 10 at the San Jose Jazz Summer Fest.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 28 July 2024
Meanwhile, Sergio George, wearing a white long-sleeve and matching pants, played the keys while flanked by an energetic full brass section.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
The orchestra’s brass section has been particularly slow to modernize.
—Sammy Sussman, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2024
But within a month, Stewart said, members of the brass section had begun criticizing her support for Kizer.
—Sammy Sussman, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2024
Any sounds associated with Rosie’s trunk came from the brass section.
—Lexi Carson, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
The entire brass section was running at full capacity on Thursday, not least of all for the signature theme of the Valkyries, but also for a stunning richness and depth that sometimes gets lost in the Concert Hall.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
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“Brass section.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brass%20section. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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