banda
Definition of the Italian term banda in music:
- band (ensemble of musicians and sometimes singers)
- band (in art music, an ensemble larger than a chamber ensemble)
- brass band (ensemble of wind instruments and sometimes percussion)
- the combined group of brass and percussion instruments in an orchestra
Language
Italian
Singular
banda
Plural
bande
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include banda:
- banda interna – offstage orchestra (orchestra seated behind the st...
- guida banda – conductor's condensed score
Musical examples
Music scores that include banda:
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture (1880) Page 2