Meanings
nounbrass band (plural brass bands)
plural brass bands
- entertainmentA group of musicians who play brass instruments (sometimes accompanied by percussion).
Translations
Catalan xaranga, banda de metalls
- xarangagroup of musicians who play brass instruments
- banda de metallsgroup of musicians who play brass instruments
Chinese Mandarin 銅管樂隊 /铜管乐队
- 銅管樂隊 /铜管乐队 (tóngguǎn yuèduì)group of musicians who play brass instruments
Estonian puhkpilliorkester
- puhkpilliorkestergroup of musicians who play brass instruments
Finnish puhallinorkesteri, torvisoittokunta
- puhallinorkesterigroup of musicians who play brass instruments
- torvisoittokuntagroup of musicians who play brass instruments
French fanfare
- fanfaregroup of musicians who play brass instruments
German Blaskapelle, Blasmusikkapelle
- Blaskapellegroup of musicians who play brass instruments
- Blasmusikkapellegroup of musicians who play brass instruments
- Blasmusikorchestergroup of musicians who play brass instruments
Hungarian rezesbanda
- rezesbandagroup of musicians who play brass instruments
Irish banna práis
- banna práisgroup of musicians who play brass instruments
Italian fanfara
- fanfaragroup of musicians who play brass instruments
Japanese ブラスバンド
- ブラスバンド (burasubando)group of musicians who play brass instruments
Polish orkiestra dęta
- orkiestra dętagroup of musicians who play brass instruments
Romanian fanfară, orchestră de alămuri
- fanfarăgroup of musicians who play brass instruments
- orchestră de alămurigroup of musicians who play brass instruments
Russian духово́й орке́стр
- духово́й орке́стр (duxovój orkéstr)group of musicians who play brass instruments
Swedish brassband, bleckblåsorkester
- brassbandgroup of musicians who play brass instruments
- bleckblåsorkestergroup of musicians who play brass instruments
Cite this entry
APA
brass band. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brass%20band
MLA
“brass band.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brass%20band. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brass band,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brass%20band.
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