A brass quintet is a five-piece musical
ensemble composed of
brass instruments. The most common instrumentation is
two
trumpets or
cornets, one
French horn, one
trombone, and one
tuba or
bass trombone. As an ensemble type, the brass quintet is
very flexible, with a repertoire encompassing musical genres
from
madrigals to
jazz and everything in between.
Famous brass quintets
American Brass Quintet
Annapolis Brass Quintet
Atlantic Brass Quintet
Boston Brass
Canadian Brass
Empire Brass
Meridian Arts Ensemble
Rhythm & Brass
St. Louis Brass