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Recent Examples of brass band
The City of Light is full of all the best clichés: Parisians cycling with bread in their bike basket, brass bands serenading crowds on stone bridges over the Seine, picnickers drinking Champagne and eating cheese on blankets in front of the Eiffel Tower.
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
An emotional procession began, led by a brass band, and the crowd followed walking somberly, dancing, and crying.
—Janna A. Zanzi, AFAR Media, 8 Jan. 2025
Pedestrians strolled in bright sunshine past the bars where the attacker struck, and an impromptu brass band struck up a tune.
—Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
In Montreal, a drums corps and brass band posted up near the complaining new neighbor’s building in an intentionally clamorous protest against the recent closure of La Tulipe.
—Katie Thornton, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
An emotional procession began, led by a brass band, and the crowd followed walking somberly, dancing, and crying.
—Janna A. Zanzi, AFAR Media, 8 Jan. 2025
Pedestrians strolled in bright sunshine past the bars where the attacker struck, and an impromptu brass band struck up a tune.
—Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
In Montreal, a drums corps and brass band posted up near the complaining new neighbor’s building in an intentionally clamorous protest against the recent closure of La Tulipe.
—Katie Thornton, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brass band
Noun
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The Knights, the contemporary chamber orchestra, is continuing its Rhapsody commissioning project this season at Carnegie Hall.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes,
24 Oct. 2024
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Also on the program will be Dvorak’s Serenade for Strings and the New York premiere of Reena Esmail’s The History of Red, a piece for chamber orchestra and soprano inspired in part by Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes,
24 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Many more are members of large, first-rate symphony orchestras around the globe.—
CHRISTINA MAYO,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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There has been a surge of interest in women composers by symphony orchestras around the country in recent years, including in Connecticut.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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When choosing where to sit, premium seating in the front stalls (orchestra) or center dress circle (mezzanine) offers the most immersive experience, with unobstructed views and excellent acoustics.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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This season has seen celebrated performances with orchestras in Paris, Berlin, New York, Lucerne, London, and Washington.—
Luke Schulze,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Brass band.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass%20band. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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