Wind Ensemble/Band Music

A large ensemble of woodwind and brass instruments related to the military band. The instrumentation is variable but typically includes flutes and piccolo, oboes and cor anglais, clarinets and bass clarinet, saxophones, bassoons and contrabassoon, horns, trumpets, trombones, euphonium, tuba, timpani and assorted percussion. Some large wind bands contain a harp and a keyboard instrument. Orchestral musicians often refer to the wind sections of a symphony orchestra (woodwind and brass) as the wind band (Harmonie in German).