brass instrument

noun

1. a musical wind instrument of brass or other metal with a cup-shaped mouthpiece, as the trombone, tuba, French horn, trumpet, or cornet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of brass instrument¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Credited with helping popularize cumbia, the Colombian orchestra was first formed in 1960 and has always featured 10 brass instruments and a powerful female voice.

From Los Angeles Times

By the sixth prompt, however, it had grown a second pair of eyeballs, donned roller skates and been bathed in a collage of wavy light, brass instruments and ringed planets.

From New York Times

As a child growing up in rural Canada, the trombonist Hillary Simms did not realize that women were scarce among players of brass instruments — the tuba, the French horn, the trumpet and the trombone.

From New York Times

The teachers Friday gathered on the steps in front of the Colorado capitol for speeches and chants, then circled the building as some played brass instruments and drums before filing inside.

From Seattle Times

At the Staatsoper, that nationalistic ending has been dropped, with brass instruments substituted for massed voices in the final chorus.

From New York Times