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brass band

musical ensemble generally consisting entirely of brass instruments
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Summary

brass band is a type of musical group[1]. It draws 2,392 Wikipedia views per month (type of musical group category, ranking #18 of 108).[2]

Key Facts

  • Field of work: brass band music[3]
  • Subclass of: instrumental ensemble[4], wind orchestra[5]
  • Commons category: Brass bands[6]
  • Has part(s): brass instrument[7], percussion instrument[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Brass bands[9]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[10]

Why It Matters

brass band has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Fmadore007 · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Brass bands
    Instance of → type of musical group
    Field of work → brass band music
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Library of congress authority id: sh85016437, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290628|batch #290628]]"
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