brass instrument
noun
: any of a group of wind instruments (such as a French horn, trombone, trumpet, or tuba) that is usually characterized by a long cylindrical or conical metal tube commonly curved two or more times and ending in a flared bell, that produces tones by the vibrations of the player's lips against a usually cup-shaped mouthpiece, and that usually has valves or a slide by which the player may produce all the tones within the instrument's range
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Not sure what valve is a drainage feature on a brass instrument?
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Kris Holt, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Bowers cites the tale of Paty — a brass instrument technician who, before getting hired at the shop, struggled to survive — as especially affecting, having become a father himself since beginning work on the film.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
Sack-butt — When spelled with one T (sackbut), the word refers to an early Renaissance brass instrument similar to a trombone.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2023
Edward Ross Goldstein, a tuba player who became an authority on the brass instrument and performed at thousands of events, died of glioblastoma Friday at Gilchrist Hospice Towson.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2023
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Kris Holt, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Bowers cites the tale of Paty — a brass instrument technician who, before getting hired at the shop, struggled to survive — as especially affecting, having become a father himself since beginning work on the film.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
Sack-butt — When spelled with one T (sackbut), the word refers to an early Renaissance brass instrument similar to a trombone.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2023
Edward Ross Goldstein, a tuba player who became an authority on the brass instrument and performed at thousands of events, died of glioblastoma Friday at Gilchrist Hospice Towson.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2023
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“Brass instrument.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brass%20instrument. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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