brass band
Tuba-heavy musical group
A brass band is a musical ensemble consisting primarily of brass instruments—trumpets, trombones, tubas, French horns—along with percussion.
Brass bands range from small community groups to professional ensembles, often associated with military ceremonies, parades, and municipal celebrations: The brass band led the Fourth of July parade.
New Orleans brass bands blend traditional marching music with jazz and funk.
Valved brass wind instrument
- tromboneSlide-operated brass instrument
- tubaLowest brass instrument
- cornetValved wind instrument
- flugelhornConical brass, soft tone
euphonium · sousaphone · baritone horn · mellophone · snare drum · bass drum · cymbals · mouthpiece
Early New Orleans jazz
- New OrleansLouisiana's largest city
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- second lineSupporting vocal line
jam session · syncopation · groove · riff · soloist · combo · gig · blues
People who create music
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- bandmasterMusical ensemble director
- sectionDistinct divided part
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
repertoire · rehearsal · performance · concert · Salvation Army · competition · contest
Ceremonial brass announcement
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- processionFormal moving line
anthem · commemoration · gala · wreath-laying · tribute · honors · convocation · dignitary
Rhythmic group walking
- processionFormal moving line
- floatsRemains on surface
- spectatorsThose who observe events
- festivalOrganized public celebration
banners · streamers · confetti · majorettes · drum major · color guard · formation · high-stepping
trumpet
Valved brass wind instrument
flugelhorn · euphonium · sousaphone · baritone horn · mellophone · snare drum · bass drum · cymbals · mouthpiece · valves
Dixieland
Early New Orleans jazz
- New OrleansLouisiana's largest city
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
second line · jam session · syncopation · groove · riff · soloist · combo · gig · blues · ragtime
musicians
People who create music
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- bandmasterMusical ensemble director
- sectionDistinct divided part
arrangement · repertoire · rehearsal · performance · concert · Salvation Army · competition · contest
fanfare
Ceremonial brass announcement
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
procession · anthem · commemoration · gala · wreath-laying · tribute · honors · convocation · dignitary · regalia
marching
Rhythmic group walking
- processionFormal moving line
- floatsRemains on surface
- spectatorsThose who observe events
festival · banners · streamers · confetti · majorettes · drum major · color guard · formation · high-stepping · uniforms
regiment
Colonel-led military unit
tattoo · ceremony · parade ground · barracks · formation · colors · salute · battalion · corps · drill
- Victorian entertainmentvaudeville, music hall, minstrel show, pantomime, melodrama
- bandsdrumline, wind ensemble, wind orchestra, percussion ensemble, woodwind ensemble
- ensembleschoir, orchestra, quartet, quintet, trio
- Military Paradesmarch music, marching, marchers, formation, formations
- music groupschoir, orchestra, chorus, duo, trio
- musical actsgroup, duo, trio, quartet, quintet
brass bandstring orchestra
Ensemble of violin-family instruments
string quartet · string ensemble · woodwind ensemble · vocal ensemble · choir
brass bandstring quartet
Four-piece chamber group
chamber ensemble · solo piano · acoustic guitar · ambient music · solo violin
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