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A concert band, also called a wind band, wind ensemble, wind symphony, wind orchestra, symphonic band, the symphonic winds, or symphonic wind ensemble, [1] is a performing ensemble consisting of members of the woodwind, brass, and percussion families of instruments, [2] and occasionally including the harp, double bass, or bass guitar.
The following works are some of the most universally respected and established cornerstones of the band repertoire. All have "stood the test of time" through decades of regular performance, and many, either through an innovative use of the medium or by the fame of their composer, helped establish the wind band as a legitimate, serious performing ensemble.
Category for the typical instruments of a concert band Pages in category "Concert band instruments" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Music ensembles typically have a leader. In jazz bands, rock and pop groups, and similar ensembles, this is the band leader. In classical music, orchestras, concert bands, and choirs are led by a conductor. In orchestra, the concertmaster (principal first violin player) is the instrumentalist leader of the orchestra. In orchestras, the ...
"La Fiesta Mexicana", A Mexican Folk Song Symphony for Concert Band (1949) Boris Kozhevnikov Symphony No. 3, "Slavyanskaya" (1950/rev. 1958) Paul Hindemith Symphony in B-flat for Band (1951) Morton Gould Symphony No. 4, "West Point" (1952) Roy Harris Symphony for Band, "West Point" (1952) Vincent Persichetti Symphony No. 6, Op. 69 (1956) Frank ...
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Sea Songs; Second Suite in F for Military Band; Semper Fidelis (march) Semper Paratus (march) Seventeen Come Sunday; Seventy-Six Trombones; Sleep (Whitacre) Somewhere in My Memory; Star Wars (Main Title) The Stars and Stripes Forever; Strike Up the Band (song) Suite of Old American Dances; Summon the Heroes; Superman March; Symphonic Songs for Band
Symphonic Songs are as much a suite of dances or scenes as songs, deriving their name from the tendency of the principal parts to sing out a fairly diatonic tune against whatever rhythm develops in the middle instruments. The Serenade has the feeling of strumming, from which the title is obtained, otherwise it bears little resemblance to the ...