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Bill Conti -- who composed the "Gonna Fly Now" theme of "Rocky," a track instantly recognizable for its triumphant brass swells -- it's "a story about a story."

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Warm lyrical melodies glide across orchestration dappled with glistening chimes, or on engines of snare drums and heroic brass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

He called all the brass to sit and listen to him lecture them about what a true military leader should be.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

It was gifted by the Australian New South Wales parliament for the building's opening in 2006, handcrafted from gold, silver and brass.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Its brass fittings were spiky with green rust, but it moved fast through the dark water.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Their sound has a lovely finish: softly molded winds, round-toned brasses, strings that never turn strident.

From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2024

For the concerto version, Smith adapted her singing into more traditional lines for winds and brasses.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2023

The orchestra, from the pointed brasses to the curling woodwinds, found its way to unanimity of utterance.

From New York Times ● May 5, 2023

“Mythologies” revels in the palpably human effects of an acoustic ensemble: the trembling friction of bows on strings; the exhalations of breath into brasses; the grumble of bassoon, with audible clicks of fingers on keys.

From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2023

The harness was polished and the horse brasses glittered like gold.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck