{{Short description|Group of brass instruments in an ensemble}} {{refimprove|date=May 2014}} [[File:Kyrgyz Military Band.jpg|thumb|The brass section of the Band of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan in St. Petersburg.]] 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:<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
*4-8 French horns *2–4 Trumpets *2-3 Tenor trombones *1 Bass trombone *1 Tuba
Some scores may also call for a second bass trombone, and may even include a Contrabass trombone or a Cimbasso.
==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:
*4–6 Trumpets and/or cornets *4 French horns *2–3 Tenor trombones *1 Bass trombone *2 Euphoniums and/or baritone horns *2 Tubas
The brass instruments that are sometimes, but very rarely, used in the concert band: * Flugelhorn * Tenor (alto) Horn * Piccolo trumpet * Bass trumpet * Wagner tuba * Alto trombone * Contrabass trombone
==Brass band== {{Listen |type=music |filename=Groes Wen - The Trefor Brass Band.ogg |title=Groes Wen - The Trefor Brass Band | description = Groes-wen - A track by The Trefor Brass Band. From the 1997 album Seindorf Trefor (The Trefor Brass Band From Wales) }} * 1 soprano cornet * 10 cornets * 1 flugelhorn * 3 tenor (alto) horns * 2 baritone horns * 2 tenor trombones * 1 bass trombone * 2 euphoniums * 2 E{{music|flat}} tubas * 2 B{{music|flat}} tubas
==Jazz ensemble==
The brass section of jazz ensembles usually include:
*4 trumpets *3 Tenor trombones *1 Bass trombone
==See also== *Woodwind section *String section *Percussion section *Keyboard section
==References== {{reflist}}{{Brass instruments}}{{Orchestra}}
Category:Sections of the orchestra Category:Sections of the concert band