Brass section






The Command Brass of the Royal Canadian Air Force Band (RCAF Band).


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





  1. ^ "Instruments of the Orchestra: The Brass Family". Orsymphony.org. Retrieved 2014-05-21..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Instrument Lab | ArtsAlive.ca Music". Artsalive.ca. Retrieved 2014-05-21.










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