brass music
Trumpets and trombones
Brass music is music performed primarily by brass instruments—trumpets, trombones, tubas, French horns, and their relatives.
The term encompasses brass bands, brass quintets, and brass sections within larger ensembles.
The sound tends toward bright, powerful, and ceremonial: The brass music echoed across the plaza during the parade.
- tromboneSlide-operated brass instrument
- cornetValved wind instrument
- trumpetValved brass wind instrument
- tubaLowest brass instrument
- embouchureWind player's mouth position
French horn · horn section · bugle · marching band · military band · concert band · street parade · jazz · New Orleans jazz · Dixieland · euphonium · slide · high notes · circular breathing · big band · royal fanfare · mouthpiece · salsa
brass musicvocal music
Music produced by singing
choral music · a cappella · flute music · piano music · harp music
brass musicsoft music
Gentle, quiet tunes
chamber music · harp music · ambient music · early music · minimalist music
brass musicchamber music
Small-group classical compositions
string quartet · lullabies · art song · ambient music · solo piano