wind band

Noun

Meaning

wind band (plural wind bands)

A musical group consisting solely of woodwind and brass instruments.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

A full consort of dulcians was a rarity; its primary function seems to have been to provide the bass in the typical wind band of the time, either loud ( shawms ) or soft ( recorders ), indicating a remarkable ability to vary dynamics to suit the need. Source: Internet

Additionally an off-stage wind band is used; Donizetti did not provide instrumentation. Source: Internet

A version for wind band and narrator by Donald Shirer based on " Take Me Out to the Ball Game " had its world premiere in July 2008. Source: Internet

British composer Peter Graham 's piece for wind band, Harrison's Dream, is about Harrison's quest to produce an accurate clock. Source: Internet

Some years later, in 1953, Grainger wrote a work titled Bell Piece (Ramble on John Dowland's 'Now, O now I needs must part'), which was a version scored for voice and wind band, based on his previously mentioned transcription. Source: Internet

Elgar regularly played the bassoon in a wind quintet, alongside his brother Frank, an oboist (and conductor who ran his own wind band). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

wind away wind back wind back the clock wind blew wind blowing wind blowing from the east