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a band made up principally of brass wind instruments.[1825-35]
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Brass-band — Un orchestre est dit brass band lorsqu il est composé uniquement d instruments de la famille des cuivres, ainsi que de percussions. Les fanfares militaires ont commencé à fleurir au milieu du XIXe siècle, profitant du développement… … Wikipédia en Français
Brass Band — Un orchestre est dit brass band lorsqu il est composé uniquement d instruments de la famille des cuivres, ainsi que de percussions. Les fanfares militaires ont commencé à fleurir au milieu du XIXe siècle, profitant du développement… … Wikipédia en Français
Brass band — Brass Brass, n.; pl. {Brasses}. [OE. bras, bres, AS. br[ae]s; akin to Icel. bras cement, solder, brasa to harden by fire, and to E. braze, brazen. Cf. 1st & 2d {Braze}.] 1. An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brass-Band — Brass|band, Brass Band [ bra:sbænd ], die [engl. brass band, aus: brass = Messing u. band, ↑ 3Band]: Blaskapelle … Universal-Lexikon
brass band — brass bands N COUNT A brass band is a band that is made up of brass and percussion instruments … English dictionary
brass band — n a band consisting mostly of brass musical instruments such as ↑trumpets, horns etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
Brass Band — [ brɑ:s bænd] die; , s <aus engl. brass band »Blaskapelle«, eigtl. »Blechkapelle«> Bez. für eine Marschkapelle, die ausschließlich aus Blechblasinstrumenten u. Schlagzeug zusammengesetzt ist … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
brass band — brass′ band′ n. mad a band made up principally of brass instruments … From formal English to slang
brass band — n. a band of mainly brass instruments … English World dictionary
brass band — noun count a group of musicians who play brass instruments such as TRUMPETS and TROMBONES … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
brass band — ► NOUN ▪ a group of musicians playing brass instruments … English terms dictionary
