The brass section of the orchestra,

concert band A concert band, also called a wind band, wind ensemble, wind symphony, wind orchestra, symphonic band, the symphonic winds, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of members of the woodwind, brass, and percussion famil ...

, 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 instrument A brass instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips. Brass instruments are also called labrosones or labrophones, from Latin a ...

s).

Orchestra

The typical brass section of a modern orchestra is as follows: *4 French horns *2–3 Trumpets *2 Tenor trombones *1

Bass trombone The bass trombone (german: Bassposaune, it, trombone basso) is the bass instrument in the trombone family of brass instruments. Modern instruments are pitched in the same B♭ as the tenor trombone but with a larger bore, bell and mouthpiece to ...

*1 Tuba

Concert band

The brass section of the

is generally larger and more diverse than the brass section of the orchestra. The typical brass section of a concert band is as follows: *4–6 Trumpets and/or

cornet The cornet (, ) is a brass instrument similar to the trumpet but distinguished from it by its conical bore, more compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B, though there is also a sopr ...

s *4 French horns *2–3 Tenor trombones *1

*2 Euphoniums and/or

baritone horn The baritone horn, or sometimes just called baritone, is a low-pitched brass instrument in the saxhorn family.Robert Donington, "The Instruments of Music", (pp. 113ff ''The Family of Bugles'') 2nd ed., Methuen, London, 1962 It is a piston-val ...

s *2 Tubas The brass instruments that are sometimes, but very rarely, used in the concert band: *

Flugelhorn The flugelhorn (), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet but has a wider, more conical bore. Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B, though some ...

* Tenor (alto) Horn *

Piccolo trumpet The piccolo trumpet is the smallest member of the trumpet family, pitched one octave higher than the standard B trumpet. Most piccolo trumpets are built to play in either B or A, using a separate leadpipe for each key. The tubing in the B piccol ...

* Bass trumpet * Wagner tuba * Alto trombone * Contrabass trombone

Brass band

* 1 soprano cornet * 10 cornets * 1

flugelhorn The flugelhorn (), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet but has a wider, more conical bore. Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B, though some ...

* 3 tenor (alto) horns * 2 baritone horns * 2 tenor trombones * 1 bass trombone * 2 euphoniums * 2 E tubas * 2 B tubas

Jazz ensemble

The brass section of jazz ensembles usually include: *4 trumpets *3 Tenor trombones *1

References

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Orchestra

Concert band

Brass band

Jazz ensemble

See also

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