Marching brass, the Glossary
Marching brass instruments are brass instruments specially designed to be played while moving.[1]
Table of Contents
24 relations: Bore (wind instruments), Brass band, Brass instrument, Brass section, Contrabass bugle, Drum and bugle corps (classic), Drum and bugle corps (modern), Euphonium, Fanfare orchestra, Flugelhorn, French horn, Helicon (instrument), Infrasound, Key (music), Marching band, Mellophone, Pedal tone, Rubén Blades, Sousaphone, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Valve trombone, Willie Colón.
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Bore (wind instruments)
In music, the bore of a wind instrument (including woodwind and brass) is its interior chamber.
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Brass band
A brass band is a musical ensemble generally consisting primarily of brass instruments, most often with a percussion section.
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Brass instrument
A brass instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips. Marching brass and brass instrument are brass instruments.
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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.
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Contrabass bugle
The contrabass bugle (usually shortened to contra or simply called the marching tuba) is the lowest-pitched brass instrument in the drum and bugle corps and marching band hornline. Marching brass and contrabass bugle are marching band instruments.
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Drum and bugle corps (classic)
Classic drum and bugle corps are musical ensembles that descended from military bugle and drum units returning from World War I and succeeding wars.
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Drum and bugle corps (modern)
A modern drum and bugle corps is a musical marching unit consisting of brass instruments, percussion instruments, electronic instruments, and color guard. Typically operating as independent non-profit organizations, corps perform in competitions, parades, festivals, and other civic functions.
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Euphonium
The euphonium is a medium-sized, 3 or 4-valve, often compensating, conical-bore, tenor-voiced brass instrument that derives its name from the Ancient Greek word εὔφωνος euphōnos, meaning "well-sounding" or "sweet-voiced" (εὖ eu means "well" or "good" and φωνή phōnē means "sound", hence "of good sound"). Marching brass and euphonium are marching band instruments.
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Fanfare orchestra
A fanfare orchestra (Dutch fanfareorkest, French harmonie-fanfare) is a type of brass band consisting of the entire saxophone family, trumpets, trombones, euphoniums, baritone horns, flugelhorns and alto/tenor- or F-horns, as well as percussion.
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Flugelhorn
The flugelhorn, also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet but has a wider, more conical bore. Marching brass and flugelhorn are brass instruments.
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French horn
The French horn (since the 1930s known simply as the horn in professional music circles) is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell.
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Helicon (instrument)
The helicon is a brass musical instrument in the tuba family. Marching brass and helicon (instrument) are brass instruments.
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Infrasound
Infrasound, sometimes referred to as low frequency sound, describes sound waves with a frequency below the lower limit of human audibility (generally 20 Hz, as defined by the ANSI/ASA S1.1-2013 standard).
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Key (music)
In music theory, the key of a piece is the group of pitches, or scale, that forms the basis of a musical composition in Western classical music, art music, and pop music.
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Marching band
A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who perform while marching, often for entertainment or competition.
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Mellophone
The mellophone is a brass instrument used in marching bands and drum and bugle corps in place of French horns. Marching brass and mellophone are brass instruments and marching band instruments.
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Pedal tone
Pedal tones (or pedals) are special low notes in the harmonic series of brass instruments. Marching brass and pedal tone are brass instruments.
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Rubén Blades
Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948), known professionally as Rubén Blades (but in Panama and within the family), is a Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician, performing musically most often in the salsa, and Latin jazz genres.
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Sousaphone
The sousaphone is a brass musical instrument in the tuba family. Marching brass and sousaphone are marching band instruments.
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Trombone
The trombone (Posaune, Italian, French: trombone) is a musical instrument in the brass family. Marching brass and trombone are marching band instruments.
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Trumpet
The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. Marching brass and trumpet are marching band instruments.
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Tuba
The tuba is the largest and lowest-pitched musical instrument in the brass family. Marching brass and tuba are marching band instruments.
Valve trombone
The valve trombone is a brass instrument in the trombone family that has a set of valves to vary the pitch instead of (or in addition to) a slide. Marching brass and valve trombone are marching band instruments.
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Willie Colón
William Anthony Colón Román (born April 28, 1950) is an American Salsa musician and social activist.
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See also
Marching band instruments
- Baritone horn
- Contrabass bugle
- Euphonium
- Fife (instrument)
- Marching brass
- Marching percussion
- Mellophone
- Sousaphone
- Trombone
- Trumpet
- Tuba
- Valve trombone