Brass band

Japanese: 金管バンド - きんかんばんど
Brass band

…The English word brass means “shinchu” and refers to a brass band (which may also include percussion instruments). In Japan, it is often used to mean a wind orchestra, together with the abbreviation “brass band,” but this is a misuse of the word.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "brass band" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…英語のブラスはシンチュウのことで,〈金管バンド〉(打楽器を含む場合もある)をいう。〈ブラ・バン〉の略称とともに,日本ではしばしば〈吹奏楽団〉の意味に用いられるが,これは誤用である。…

※「金管バンド」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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