![]() ![]() British-style brass bands are widespread throughout Great Britain, former British colonies especially Australia and New Zealand, Norway, parts of continental Europe and North America. Despite its musical range, the alto horn in E ♭ is traditionally called the tenor horn in British bands.īrass bands have a long tradition of competition between bands, often based around local industry and communities. All parts apart from the bass trombone and percussion are notated in treble clef. With the exception of three trombones, all of the instruments have a conical bore, which gives the British-style brass band its distinctive warm timbre compared to the bright fanfare sound of an ensemble of cylindrical bore instruments (trumpets and trombones). The Serbian film maker Emir Kusturica has, through his films ( Underground and Black Cat, White Cat), made the style popular in the international community outside the Balkans. The best known examples of acclaimed music in this style are from Goran Bregović and Boban Marković Orkestar. The performers each have their instrument of the orchestra and are called trubači ( трубачи). The tempos are usually fast and accompanied by kolo. It is popular throughout the Balkans, especially Serbia, Albania, North Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria and Northern Greece. The trumpet was used as a military instrument to wake and gather soldiers and announce battles, the trumpet took on the role of entertainment during downtime, as soldiers used it to transpose popular folk songs. ![]() The music's tradition stems from the First Serbian Uprising led by Karađorđe in 1804 when Serbs revolted against the occupying Ottoman Empire, eventually liberating Serbia. Balkan-style Brass Bands ( Serbian: Труба, trumpet) play a distinctive style of music originating in 19th century Balkans. ![]()
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