Fanfare orchestra

A fanfare orchestra (Dutch fanfareorkest, French harmonie-fanfare) is a type of brass band consisting of the entire saxophone family, trumpets, trombones, euphoniums, baritone horns, flugelhorns and alto/tenor- or F-horns, as well as percussion.

Starting in the 19th century, the adoption of the British brass band tradition in several countries in Europe as well as the enduring tradition of military bands made their way into the formation of the fanfare orchestra in the Low Countries.

The Fanfare Band of the Royal Netherlands Army Mounted Regiments "Bereden Wapens" (Dutch: Fanfarekorps Koninklijke Landmacht "Bereden Wapens", FKKLBW) is the only professional fanfare orchestra in the world.

In the Italian Army is famous the Fanfare of the Bersaglieri with its characteristic running pace, which only plays brass.

The instrumentation of a fanfare orchestra is fairly similar to that of a British brass band but also includes trumpets rather than cornets and an additional complement of flugelhorns and saxophones.

In these ensembles, flugelhorns act as cornets would in a British-style brass band.