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Recent Examples of brass band
This year, starting in June, there has been a mix of mambo, funk, soul, brass band big band and more.
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The Know, Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2025
The Prince of Darkness was laid to rest in a private funeral before a larger public procession on July 30 in the U.K. Fans lined the street to bid farewell as a brass band played Black Sabbath classics.
—EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Osbourne's body will travel in a hearse accompanied by a brass band and head to Black Sabbath Bridge and bench, where thousands of fans have already paid their respects with flowers and tributes, per a release from the council.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 31 July 2025
The sound of brass bands and jazz, the taste of gumbo and hot beignets, the sight of oak trees draped over a pastel-colored cottage home—such elements give the city a magnetic character.
—Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 23 July 2025
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The Know, Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2025
The Prince of Darkness was laid to rest in a private funeral before a larger public procession on July 30 in the U.K. Fans lined the street to bid farewell as a brass band played Black Sabbath classics.
—EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Osbourne's body will travel in a hearse accompanied by a brass band and head to Black Sabbath Bridge and bench, where thousands of fans have already paid their respects with flowers and tributes, per a release from the council.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 31 July 2025
The sound of brass bands and jazz, the taste of gumbo and hot beignets, the sight of oak trees draped over a pastel-colored cottage home—such elements give the city a magnetic character.
—Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brass band
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Under the baton of Conductor Laureate Christopher Warren-Green, the Charlotte Symphony will be joined by Sphinx Virtuosi, the chamber orchestra of the Sphinx Organization, a national non-profit organization based in Detroit.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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The chamber orchestra meets every Wednesday from 7-8:50 p.m. in Music Building Room 1039, E Loop Rd., Hayward.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Young musicians coming out of music schools should be aware of all the other kinds of music, and should be able to play those other types of music, because 95 percent of them will not play in symphony orchestras or as soloists.—
George Varga,
Mercury News,
28 July 2025
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Every sizable American city has its symphony orchestra, but will this always be true?—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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Accompanied – for the first time ever – by a live orchestra, Clinton will present gems from his songbook, backed by the Detroit Opera Orchestra as directed by Ray Chew.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Dedinis didn’t know where to go to find frogs or how to distinguish the croaks of legal species against the nighttime wilderness orchestra.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Brass band.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass%20band. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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