Ensemble - Gassodan

Japanese: 合奏団 - がっそうだん
Ensemble - Gassodan

...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

Japanese:

…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。

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