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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.
Pori Worker's Society Brass Band in the 1920s in Pori, Finland. A musical ensemble, also known as a music group, musical group, or a band is a group of people who perform instrumental and/or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name.
"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 ...
The most frequently performed repertoire for a symphony orchestra is Western classical music or opera. However, orchestras are used sometimes in popular music (e.g., to accompany a rock or pop band in a concert), extensively in film music, and increasingly often in video game music. Orchestras are also used in the symphonic metal genre.
His fourth and last symphony, the Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale (originally titled Symphonie militaire) was composed in 1840 for a 200-piece marching military band, to be performed out of doors, and is an early example of a band symphony.
"A Night of Symphonic Boy Bands," March 22, 2025. Louisville Orchestra Film Series. All venues, dates, artists, and programs are subject to change. All performances are at 7 p.m.
Symphonic heavy metal and symphonic gothic metal bands are the main objects of such neglect of classification, originating the misperception of "symphonic metal" as a coherent and separated metal subgenre excluding symphonic black, death, and power metal bands. Symphonic elements are often implemented in songs by bands of other subgenres.
Symphonic poem – Orchestral composition based on an extra-musical narrative, often a literary or pictorial idea. Symphony – Large-scale composition, typically for an orchestra and often in four movements. Choral symphony – Symphony that incorporates a choir and vocal soloists along with the orchestra.