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

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  1 Orchestra
  


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  2 Concert band
  


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  3 Brass band
  


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  4 Jazz ensemble
  


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  5 See also
  


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  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. 
   


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

v t e Orchestra and Concert band
Ensembles	Orchestra Concert band Brass band Chamber orchestra String orchestra Conductorless orchestra Radio orchestra
Leaders	Concertmaster (in orchestras) Bandmaster Conductor Music director
Sections of the orchestra	Woodwind section Brass section String section Percussion section Keyboard section
Basic orchestra instruments	Flute Oboe Bassoon Clarinet French horn Trumpet Trombone Bass trombone Tuba Violin Viola Cello Double bass Percussion Timpani Basso continuo instruments during Baroque music era Harpsichord Pipe organ Lute Theorbo Violone Viola da gamba
Sections of the concert band	Woodwind section Brass section Percussion section Keyboard section
Basic concert band instruments	Piccolo Flute Oboe Bassoon Clarinet Bass clarinet Alto saxophone Tenor saxophone Baritone saxophone French horn Trumpet Trombone Euphonium Tuba Double bass Percussion Timpani

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