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Recent Examples of brass band
Daigle and Shorty’s rendition was true to New Orleans, opting for a lively brass band instead of the anthem’s demand for strings.
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Thania Garcia, Variety, 9 Feb. 2025
Out-of-towners crowd the sidewalk to listen to a brass band, the trombones, trumpets and saxophone blaring over the march of the tuba and percussion.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Several times upon landing at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport I have been greeted by a brass band performing on a circular stage near baggage claim.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025
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
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Thania Garcia, Variety, 9 Feb. 2025
Out-of-towners crowd the sidewalk to listen to a brass band, the trombones, trumpets and saxophone blaring over the march of the tuba and percussion.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Several times upon landing at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport I have been greeted by a brass band performing on a circular stage near baggage claim.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brass band
Noun
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The Knights, the contemporary chamber orchestra, is continuing its Rhapsody commissioning project this season at Carnegie Hall.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes,
24 Oct. 2024
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Also on the program will be Dvorak’s Serenade for Strings and the New York premiere of Reena Esmail’s The History of Red, a piece for chamber orchestra and soprano inspired in part by Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes,
24 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Tea is the principal oboe in the wind ensemble and symphony orchestra, and currently the tenor saxophone section leader of the marching band.—
Heide Janssen,
Orange County Register,
16 Mar. 2025
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Many more are members of large, first-rate symphony orchestras around the globe.—
CHRISTINA MAYO,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Lafourcade announced the record, produced by Adan Jodorowsky, with a short trailer featuring a retro performance of her songs in front of a theater curtain, acting out Shakespearian scenes, and strumming her guitar accompanied by an orchestra.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2025
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Nadia has been a vital member of our orchestra for four years, where her technical skill and commitment have elevated the ensemble.—
Heide Janssen,
Orange County Register,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Brass band.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass%20band. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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