brass bands

noun

plural of brass band
as in chamber orchestras

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  1. symphony orchestras
  2. symphonies
  3. orchestras
Noun
  • Classical music offers a wide range of old and new this week, with a look back by Lara Downes at UC Berkeley and two symphony orchestras covering programs with impressive stylistic spans.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
  • After its fire-bombing, Tokyo founded a bevy of symphony orchestras as a phenomenal experiment in mass antidepression.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of symphony orchestras
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  • Songs gain their power from repetition, while symphonies gain theirs from transformation.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • One is Enrico Lopez-Yanez, Class of 2007, a pops conductor formerly with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra who now has stints with the Detroit, Dallas and Pacific symphonies.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
Definition of symphonies
Noun
  • That funded America’s six top orchestras to each commission a major work that all six would play.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • All other orchestras have announced theirs by now because planning is always about18 months ahead of performances.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 2 June 2026
Definition of orchestras
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