brass band

noun

, Music.

1. a band made up principally of brass wind instruments.

brass band

noun

1. See band 1

brass band

1. A musical group composed of brass and percussion instruments. Sometimes called marching bands, brass bands often play at athletic events and military exercises and in parades.

Word History and Origins

Origin of brass band¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

One of the most famous in the country, jazz funerals — a brass band and community procession to mourn and celebrate the dead — returned to New Orleans in May when “second line” parades were once again permitted.

From Ozy

Cover bands, brass bands and soul outfits perform on a floating stage while the audience watches from bleacher-like seats.

From Washington Post

There was a brass band in one part of the grounds, and a string band in another, where the young people danced under the trees.

From Project Gutenberg

The Brass Band Contest five weeks later was a triumph in a different way.

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Jimmie declared that a brass band could have done no more to locate them.

From Project Gutenberg

She had fifty-two invited guests aboard—the cream of the town—gentlemen and ladies, and a splendid brass band.

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First a bugle was blown, then some louder instrument, and so on, till there was a whole brass band going.

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