In Britain, a brass band (known regionally as a silver band or colliery band) is a musical ensemble comprising a standardized range of brass and percussion...
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A brass band is a musical ensemble generally consisting primarily of brass instruments, most often with a percussion section. Ensembles that include brass...
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Tuba (redirect from Brass bass)
called a tubaist, a tubist, or simply a tuba player. In a British brass band or military band, they are known as bass players. Prussian Patent No. 19 was...
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As part of the British brass band tradition of contesting, bands are split into five main brass band sections in the United Kingdom. These are the Championship...
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Rastrick Brass Band is a British brass band formed in 1881. The band is based in Brighouse, in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. The band is known...
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Band Brass Band (British) Brass Band (Salvation Army) Christian band Church Worship band Community band Concert band College marching bands Corps of drums...
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amateur band which primarily performs brass band literature in the style and tradition of the British brass bands dating back to the early nineteenth century...
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a more mellow tone quality than the cylindrical bore brass instruments. The "British brass band" group of instruments fall into this category. This includes...
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The River City Brass Band (River City Brass, RCB) is a modified British-style brass band based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The twenty-eight-piece ensemble...
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The Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a brass band, based in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England. It was formed in 1917, as a leisure activity for the workers...
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