Sunday, October 12, 2014

Brass Band, full-concert band and Orchestra Layout

Brass Band Layout
  • 1 Soprano cornet in E♭
  • 8-10 Cornets in B♭ (in separate parts for 'Solo', 'Repiano', 2nd and 3rd cornets; there are 4/5 players on the 'Solo' part, one 'Repiano', two 2nd, and two 3rd)
  • 1 Flugelhorn in B♭ (notated on the same part as the 'Repiano' in some older music)
  • 3 Horns in E♭ (called Solo, 1st and 2nd)
  • 2 Baritone horns in B♭ (Each with separate parts)
  • 2 Tenor trombones (notated in B♭, playing separate parts)
  • 1 Bass trombone (the only brass instrument in the band notated in Concert Pitch (C) on Bass Clef)
  • 2 Euphoniums in B♭ (Usually playing the same part with divisi sections)
  • 4 Tubas (2 in E♭ and 2 in B♭, both notated in Treble Clef; often called Basses)
  • 2 or 3 percussion players (with 2 or more timpani, glockenspiel, snare drum, triangle, cymbals, a drum kit and more)
http://www.grahamnasby.com/misc/concertband-instrumentation.shtml
full- concert band consists of
  • 8-12 flute players
  • first and a second oboe player
  • english horn
  • bassoon 
  • Double-Bassoon
  • one Eb clarinet
  • 15 clarinetists
  • alto clarinet
  • bass clarinet

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