In a symphony orchestra the horn section is the group of musicians who play the horn (sometimes referred to as the French horn). Orchestra at City Hall (Edmonton). ... The horn is a brass instrument that consists of tubing wrapped into a coiled form. ...

In other musical groups, the horn section refers to a group of wind instruments — sometimes dubbed "horns" — which are arranged to provide an enhanced accompaniment to a song or musical group. Many musical genres feature horn sections, but jazz, R&B, funk, ska, soul music and gospel music are perhaps best-known for featuring such sections. Most of these horn sections feature some combination of saxophones, trumpets and trombones, with other instruments (such as clarinet or tuba) sometimes utilized. A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator (usually a tube), in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into (or over) a mouthpiece set at the end of the resonator. ... For the use of the term orchestration in computer science, see orchestration (computers) Orchestration is the study and practice of adapting music for an orchestra or musical ensemble. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (possibly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ... A musical ensemble is, by definition, a group of three or more musicians who gather to perform music. ... Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the early 1920s in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e. ... Ska is a form of Jamaican music which began in the early 1960s. ... Soul music is a combination of rhythm and blues and gospel which began in the late 1950s in the United States. ... Gospel music may refer either to the religious music that first came out of African-American churches in the 1930s or, more loosely, to both black gospel music and to the religious music composed and sung by white southern Christian artists. ... Saxophones of different sizes play in different registers. ... Trumpeter redirects to here. ... A lip-reed aerophone with a predominantly cylindrical bore, the trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... Two soprano clarinets: a Bâ™­ clarinet (left) and an A clarinet (right, with no mouthpiece). ... The tuba is the largest of the low-brass instruments and is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the ophicleide. ...

Notable horn sections

Horn sections are often anonymous, but a few have achieved prominence:

• Blood, Sweat & Tears
• Chicago
• The Horny Horns
• The Memphis Horns
• Tower of Power