...It translates to orchestra or band. It means an instrumental ensemble, but today it is mainly used to refer to an ensemble mainly composed of wind instruments, or a popular or folk ensemble (with various compositions) such as jazz. The English or French word bande originally meant a group, especially a military one, but ensembles have been likened to this since the 17th century, when the French "Les vingt-quatre violons du roi," a string ensemble of 24 men, was called "La grande bande," and the band of Charles II of England, which followed this example, came to be called "The King's Private Band." *Some of the terminology that refers to "ensemble" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…楽団あるいは楽隊と訳す。器楽の合奏団のことであるが,今日ではおもに,管楽器を主体とする合奏団,またはジャズをはじめとする民衆的あるいは民俗的な合奏団(編成はさまざま)を指す語として用いる。 上記の英語あるいはフランス語のbandeは,もともと集団,とくに軍隊のそれを意味していたが,合奏団をこれになぞらえたのは17世紀からで,フランスの〈王の24人の弦楽合奏隊Les vingt‐quatre violons du roi〉が〈グランド・バンドLa grande bande〉と呼ばれ,これにならったイギリスのチャールズ2世の楽団も〈The King’s Private Band〉と呼ばれるようになった。… ※「合奏団」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
>>: Concerto grosso - Gasso Kyousokyoyoku
…[Nitta Aya]. . . *Some of the terminology that m...
Empress of Emperor Ichijo, daughter of Fujiwara M...
What is the disease? When a pregnant woman who is...
Former name of the city of Kalemie, located on La...
...An institution of the former navy that control...
A stage name of a Rakugo performer. (1) The first ...
…Decision-making becomes routine as described abo...
…The Soviet Union was the only country that built...
…The subsequent appreciation of the yen and the m...
〘Noun〙 Among the Kaido Yuzuke①, this refers specif...
1867‐1941 An Egyptian Islamic thinker and a pionee...
A measuring instrument that measures vibration wa...
This is a chronology-style record of events that ...
Bunraku puppeteer. The first generation (1845/184...
…Musical consciousness grew in the second half of...