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Brass instrument — A brass instrument is a musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a tubular resonator. They are also called labrosones , literally meaning lip vibrated instruments (Baines, 1993).There are two… … Wikipedia
brass instrument — brass′ in strument n. mus mad a musical wind instrument of brass or other metal with a cup shaped mouthpiece, as the trombone • Etymology: 1850–55 … From formal English to slang
brass instrument — a musical wind instrument of brass or other metal with a cup shaped mouthpiece, as the trombone, tuba, French horn, trumpet, or cornet. Also called brass wind. [1850 55] * * * Musical wind instrument, usually made of brass or other metal, in… … Universalium
brass instrument — noun a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup shaped or funnel shaped mouthpiece • Syn: ↑brass • Derivationally related forms: ↑brassy (for: ↑brass) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
brass instrument — noun A musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a mouth piece (or tubular resonator) … Wiktionary
brass instrument — musical instruments made of coiled metal tubes and having a cup shaped mouthpiece … English contemporary dictionary
Brass (disambiguation) — Brass is a metal alloy of copper and zinc.Brass may also refer to: * Brass (TV series), a 1980s British television series starring Timothy West * Brass, a city in Bayelsa State, Nigeria * Brass instrument, a musical instrument where the sound is… … Wikipedia
Brass band — Infobox Music genre bgcolor=deepskyblue color=white name=Brass band stylistic origins=European classical music cultural origins=19th century instruments=Brass instruments popularity= derivatives= subgenrelist= subgenres= fusiongenres=Jazz… … Wikipedia
Brass quintet — A brass quintet is a five piece musical ensemble composed of brass instruments. The most common instrumentation is two trumpets or cornets, one French horn, one trombone or euphoniumbaritone, and one tuba or bass trombone. As an ensemble type,… … Wikipedia
brass — brassish, adj. /bras, brahs/, n. 1. any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc. 2. a utensil, ornament, or other article made of such an alloy. 3. Music. a. See brass instrument. b. brass instruments collectively in a band… … Universalium
