brass instrument
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- noun
- /bræs ˈɪnstrəmənt/
- Specialized
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instrumento de metal de viento
- The band featured a variety of brass instruments, including trumpets and trombones, during their lively performance.
- brass instrument with valves
Examples
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Those of you who may have played brass instruments in high school, you know that was triple-tonguing, baby.
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The student part begins following a three-measure introductory fanfare of the French national anthem played by brass instruments.
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Further research is necessary to see if that tendency would hold for other brass instruments.
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Apparently no one ever told the Japanese that girls aren't supposed to play brass instruments.
Blog text (15) -
Now, let's have a brass instrument, the trumpet.
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Brass instruments can help students with asthma increase their lung capacity.
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Brass instruments are also naturally suited to demonstrating the harmonic series.
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The Dallas Brass, a six-member ensemble featuring traditional brass instruments and a full complement of percussion instruments, will be performing at the Northwest Division conference in February.
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Before and during the charreada, mariachi musicians play traditional charro songs, the brass instruments enhancing the military overtones of the grand entry and enlivening the crowd during the competitive action.
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He played the brass instrument with great skill, captivating the audience with his soulful melodies.
Synonyms
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2.9
A brass instrument with a coiled tube and flared bell
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3.0
A brass instrument with a long slide that makes higher or lower sounds
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3.7
A large metal wind instrument with a deep low sound
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A metal wind instrument with a long coiled tube that makes a warm, rounded sound
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A brass instrument like a small trumpet that makes a bright sound
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9.2
A large brass instrument like a tuba that wraps around the player to make it easy to carry while marching
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A brass instrument like a small tuba that plays lower middle notes
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A brass instrument like a small tuba with a low warm sound
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A brass instrument like a trumpet with a softer, rounder sound
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A brass instrument like a trumpet but with a softer, warmer sound
A brass instrument like a trumpet that has a warm, soft sound
A brass instrument like a small tuba that makes a warm low sound
A brass instrument like a small tuba with valves used in brass bands
A brass instrument with a very low sound used in orchestras and bands
How Low
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'brass' (the metal or the brass family) combined with 'instrument' yields an instrument made of brass or belonging to the brass family. This is a regular noun–noun combination found across languages and follows straightforward semantic composition, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the meaning.
Etymology
Brass instrument is a name that comes from the simple picture of an instrument made of shiny brass metal and played by 'buzzing' the lips into a round mouthpiece. So, it means any metal instrument you blow into to make music.