band music

Wind ensemble repertoire

Band music is music composed or arranged for performance by a band, typically a concert band, marching band, or wind ensemble rather than a full orchestra.

The repertoire ranges from military marches and school fight songs to sophisticated concert pieces.

The band music echoed across the football field at halftime.

The term distinguishes this body of work from orchestral music, which includes strings as its foundation.

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euphonium · trombone · jazz · wind ensemble · piccolo · fight song · bass drum · snare drum · parade · woodwinds · saxophone · clarinet · halftime show · concert hall · classical · gig · venue · conductor

Categories
Opposites
ensemble type

band musicorchestral music

Music for full ensemble

symphony · chamber music · string ensemble · philharmonic · string quartet

performer number

band musicsolo performance

Unaccompanied artistic presentation

solo recital · soloist · one-man show · solo piano · solo guitar

vocal emphasis

band musica cappella

Singing without instruments

choral music · vocal music · choir · chorus · madrigal

Family

band, music

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G