What is the difference between an orchestra and a brass band?
The brass band of musical instruments is brass and a few percussion Orchestra; not only are brass, woodwind, percussion and stringed instruments.
The modern Symphony Orchestra is composed of about 80 to 100 people, which can be extended from 400 to 500 to 1000 for special needs such as celebration.A brass band is a band of brass instruments and some percussion instruments. A pipe band different from both woodwind instruments. Include: bE 1 bB soprano cornet, 8 cornets, Flugelhorn bB (also known as the soprano Sax number) 1, bE Sax 3, bB Sax, Bass 2, bB - the wind, 2 people, 2 trombones, Bass Trombone bB bE large 1 people, 2 people, bB the state of Badong No. 2. The brass band or by Tim reed, such as Saxophone or clarinet and piccolo, but because the additional amount is not much, does not affect the basic characteristics of the brass band. The brass band's repertoire is mostly composed of variations, and the music for which it is composed is minimal.
The orchestra has more kinds of instruments than the brass band, the lineup is strong, strings are added, and the repertoire is more colorful.An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble composed of strings, pipes, and percussion instruments. As a result of playing different genres of instrumental music, as well as the performance of venues, functions of different, and have different titles. For example, large orchestras call "Symphony Orchestra", while chamber music and orchestra are smaller and are called "Chamber Orchestra". Earlier works include Bach's orchestral suite, and later writings for the orchestra, such as Haydn and Mozart. The real founder of modern orchestra is Beethoven, since then, the band's development, always keep the basic framework of the classical period of the orchestra, and some only in the local expansion and change.
