concert band
Noun
Meaning
a group of musicians playing brass and woodwind and percussion instruments
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A bass saxophone in B is called for in some concert band music (especially music by Percy Grainger ).
A typical concert band trombone section consists of two tenor trombones and one bass trombone, but using multiple players per part is common practice, especially in public school settings.
For these reasons, mellophones are played more usually in marching bands and brass band ensembles, occasionally in jazz bands, and almost never in orchestral or concert band settings.
Indeed, examination of a large body of concert band literature reveals that the euphonium functions as a "jack of all trades."
In most cases, a larger classical group is referred to as an orchestra of some type or a concert band.
In these works, different sections and/or instruments of the orchestra or concert band are treated at one point or another as soloists with emphasis on solo sections and/or instruments changing during the piece.