Brass section
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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).
Orchestra
The brass instruments commonly found in the orchestra include:[1][2]
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:
- "French" horns
- Trumpets and/or cornets
- Tenor trombones
- Bass trombone(s)
- Euphoniums and/or baritone horns
- 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:
See also
References
- ^ "Instruments of the Orchestra: The Brass Family". Orsymphony.org. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ^ "Instrument Lab | ArtsAlive.ca Music". Artsalive.ca. Retrieved 2014-05-21.