Definition of Big band

1. Noun. A large dance or jazz band usually featuring improvised solos by lead musicians.

Generic synonyms: Band, Dance Band, Dance Orchestra

Definition of Big band

1. Noun. A large dance or jazz band of 10 to 30 musicians usually featuring improvised solos by lead players, but otherwise playing orchestrated music. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Big Band

big-time
big-timer
big-toothed aspen
big-tree plum
big-wig
big-wigs
big C
big H
big O notation
big Os
big axillary nodes and normal breasts
big babies
big baby
big band (current term)
big bands
big bang
big bang theory
big beat
big bedbug
big blind
big bluestem
big bluestems
big board
big box
big boxes
big boy
big boys
big brain

Literary usage of Big band

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manufacturing Systems: Foundations of World-Class Practice by Joseph A. Heim, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences (1992)
"The "big band," comprising 12 or more players, removes much of the ... The success of the big band is dependent more on the distinctive "sound" of the band, ..."

2. Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 6 by Ellen Linnihan (2003)
"Which of these statements is true about the instruments in the reed section of a big band? ® No reed instruments are played in a big band. ..."

3. Adventure Guide to Tampa Bay and Florida's West Coast by Chelle Koster Walton (2003)
"Fans of big band dancing or the movie Cocoon should visit the classic big- band Coliseum Ballroom at 535 Fourth Ave. N., -a 727-892-5202, where part of the ..."

4. Life of Tom Horn, Government Scout and Interpreter by Tom Horn (1904)
"We figured that there was still a big band that had not arrived yet; they were evidently waiting for the entire bunch before crossing into Mexico. ..."

5. The Beginners' Readers: No. I by Helen M. Cleveland (1894)
"The men in a big band look like soldiers, and when I hear them playing, I run to see them ... He likes to hear a big band play. When Dick was a little boy, ..."

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