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The event page noted there was also going to be poll, err pole, dancers, a brass band and free food for attendees.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
Hundreds of Hezbollah fighters, wearing black uniforms, entered in formation, while a brass band played a march that could have come from a college football game.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
The brass band in the music video is a nod to the shift in Finneas’ creative process during the making of the album.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2024
Wedding Parades Particular mostly to Louisiana weddings, the second line parade is quite the celebratory tradition in which a brass band and parasol-wielding newlyweds lead their guests, who wave handkerchiefs or napkins, on a festive jaunt through the city (or around their reception venue).
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2024
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First Known Use
1827, in the meaning defined above
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“Brass band.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brass%20band. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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brass band
noun
: a band made up of brass and percussion instruments
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