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 typical brass section of a modern orchestra is as follows:{{cite web|url=http://www.orsymphony.org/edu/instruments/brass.aspx |title=Instruments of the Orchestra: The Brass Family |publisher=Orsymphony.org |access-date=2014-05-21}}{{cite web|url=http://www.artsalive.ca/en/mus/instrumentlab/brass.html |title=Instrument Lab | ArtsAlive.ca Music |publisher=Artsalive.ca |access-date=2014-05-21}}

Concert band

The brass section of the concert band is generally larger and more diverse than the brass section of the orchestra.{{Citation needed|date=March 2014}}

The typical brass section of a concert band is as follows:

The brass instruments that are sometimes, but very rarely, used in the concert band:

Brass band

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Jazz ensemble

The brass section of jazz ensembles usually include:

See also

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