title: Brass section
text: # Brass section
  
  The brass section of the orchestra, concert band, and jazz ensemble consist of brass instruments, and is one of the main sections in all three ensembles. The British-style brass band contains only brass and percussion instruments.
  
  They contain instruments given Hornbostel-Sachs classification 423 (brass instruments).
  
  ## Orchestra
  
  The typical brass section of a modern orchestra is as follows:
  
  * 4 French horns
  * 2–3 Trumpets
  * 2 Tenor trombones
  * 1 Bass trombone
  * 1 Tuba
  
  ## Concert band
  
  The brass section of the concert band is generally larger and more diverse than the brass section of the orchestra.
  
  The typical brass section of a concert band is as follows:
  
  * 4–6 Trumpets and/or cornets
  * 4 French horns
  * 2–3 Tenor trombones
  * 1 Bass trombone
  * 2 Euphoniums and/or baritone horns
  * 2 Tubas
  
  The brass instruments that are sometimes, but very rarely, used in the concert band:
  
  * Flugelhorn
  * Tenor (alto) Horn
  * Piccolo trumpet
  * Bass trumpet
  * Wagner tuba
  * Alto trombone
  * Contrabass trombone
  
  ## Brass band
  
  * 1 soprano cornet
  * 10 cornets
  * 1 flugelhorn
  * 3 tenor (alto) horns
  * 2 baritone horns
  * 2 tenor trombones
  * 1 bass trombone
  * 2 euphoniums
  * 2 E♭ tubas
  * 2 B♭ tubas
  
  ## Jazz ensemble
  
  The brass section of jazz ensembles usually include:
  
  * 4 trumpets
  * 3 Tenor trombones
  * 1 Bass trombone
  