Questions tagged [wind-band]
A large musical ensemble consisting predominantly of brass, woodwind and percussion instruments.
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Why do wind bands use a concert Bb for tuning?
Back when I was part of my school's wind band, we used to always tune to a concert Bb. Why do wind bands tune to a Bb rather than an A (as discussed here)?
I recall our director once vaguely ...
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Transposing bass clef instruments for Tuba, Bombardon, and Contrabass
I got myself an old full score of an arrangement for Dutch-styled brass band (fanfareorkest) to copy which the instrumentation is unconventional to me (I believe it's written in continental tradition?)...