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Wikipedia: A brass band is a musical group generally consisting entirely of brass instruments, most often with a percussion section. Ensembles that include brass and woodwind instruments can in certain traditions also be termed brass bands (particularly in the context of New Orleans-style brass bands), but are usually more correctly termed military bands, concert bands, wind bands or 'brass and reed' bands. A brass band in the British tradition with a full complement of 28 players (plus percussion) consists of:
With the exception of the trombones, all of the brass are conical-bore instruments, which gives the British-style brass band its distinctive bright, mellow sound (as opposed to a dark symphonic sound).
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![[Tuba with four rotary valves.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Tuba_s.jpg "Tuba with four rotary valves.")
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![[The Spirit of New Orleans Brass Band performs at the French Quarter Festival, New Orleans, Louisiana, 11 April 2008]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Brassband_s.jpg "The Spirit of New Orleans Brass Band performs at the French Quarter Festival, New Orleans, Louisiana, 11 April 2008")
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![[A picture of Brass band]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Cornet_Bb_large_s.jpg "A picture of Brass band")
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![[Horn in Eb]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Eb_Alto_Horn_s.jpg "Horn in Eb")
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![[A picture of Brass band]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Baritone_s.jpg "A picture of Brass band")
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![[picture of my Willson 2900 euphonium by Robert McDaniel]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Euphonium1_s.jpg "picture of my Willson 2900 euphonium by Robert McDaniel")
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