Brass section
The brass section of the orchestra, concert band, and jazz ensemble consist of brass instruments, and is one of the main sections in all three ensembles. The British-style brass band contains only brass and percussion instruments.
They contain instruments given Hornbostel-Sachs classification 423 (brass instruments).
Contents
1 Orchestra
2 Concert band
3 Brass band
4 Jazz ensemble
5 See also
6 References
Orchestra
The brass instruments commonly found in the orchestra include:[1][2]
- French horns
- Trumpets
- Tenor trombones
- Bass trombone
- Tuba
Concert band
The brass section of the concert band is generally larger than the brass section of the orchestra.[citation needed]
The brass instruments commonly found in the concert band include:
Trumpets and/or cornets
- French horns
- Tenor trombones
Bass trombone(s)
Euphoniums and/or baritone horns
- Tubas
The brass instruments that are sometimes, but very rarely, used in the concert band:
- Flugelhorns
- Tenor (alto) Horns
- Wagner tubas
Brass band
- one soprano cornet
- ten cornets
- one flugelhorn
- three tenor (alto) horns
- two baritone horns
- two tenor trombones
- one bass trombone
- two euphoniums
- two E♭ tubas
- two B♭ tubas
Jazz ensemble
The brass section of jazz ensembles usually include:
- Four trumpets
- Four trombones
See also
- Woodwind section
- String section
- Percussion section
- Keyboard section
References
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