Here are some of our favourite videos of bands on the internet, featuring brass instruments.
We’ve selected them to show the range of music (different “genres”) that brass instruments are used in.
And to make it even more interesting we’ve added some quizzes to find out if you were watching closely!
We start with the famous Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band from Yorkshire with local community band Dinnington Colliery Band, conducted by Sue Perkins, first shown on the BBC program “A Band for Britain”:
Next up, George Ezra and his band at Glastonbury, featuring a horn section –
Next up, here’s a treat for you! Here are the Soul Rebels from New Orleans:
The next video clip shows a very typical marching band from the USA, in this case the US Marine Corps Band.
Next up we have famous film music composer John Williams conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with the main theme from Star Wars:
Now for something completely different! The fabulous Mnozil Brass combine mime and music to great comic effect!
How about the theme from Coronation Street?
On the subject of TV, here is the well known Hovis advert:
Next up, how about some Mozart?
Next up Gwent Youth Brass Band playing Don’t Stop Me Now:
We continue this selection with another youth brass band, this time the fabulous Wardle Academy Youth Brass Band:
Wardle Academy Youth Brass Band
We end with a rare appearance of a brass band on Top of the Pops!
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