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big band
A large jazz orchestra that typically consists of saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and a rhythm section.
Die Schul-Bigband probt jeden Mittwoch für das Sommerkonzert.
The school big band rehearses every Wednesday for the summer concert.
'Bigband' is a word borrowed directly from English ('big band'). In German it has the feminine article 'die', just like the base word 'die Band' (the band).
Die berühmte Glenn Miller Bigband prägte eine ganze Ära.
The famous Glenn Miller Big Band shaped an entire era.
Common verbs used with 'Bigband' are 'in einer Bigband spielen' (to play in a big band), 'eine Bigband leiten' (to lead a big band), or 'eine Bigband gründen' (to found/start a big band).
Er träumt davon, eines Tages eine eigene Bigband zu leiten.
He dreams of one day leading his own big band.
To describe membership or activity, the preposition 'in' is almost always used. The context is typically music, especially jazz.
Sie spielt seit zehn Jahren Trompete in einer professionellen Bigband.
She has been playing trumpet in a professional big band for ten years.
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'die Band' and 'die Bigband' both have to do with music groups, but they are not the same. 'die Band' is a general word for a smaller or regular group of musicians, especially in pop, rock, or jazz. 'die Bigband' is a specific kind of large jazz orchestra, often with many wind instruments such as saxophones, trumpets, and trombones. The words can be confusing because 'Bigband' sounds like a particularly large band. But it usually means a specific jazz group.
Beim Jazzabend spielte die Bigband mit drei Trompeten und mehreren Saxofonen.
At the jazz evening, the big band played with three trumpets and several saxophones.
Nach der Schule hört Max oft die neue Band aus Berlin.
After school, Max often listens to the new band from Berlin.