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Concert band refers to the symphonic wind ensemble tradition that performs concert music for woodwinds, brass, and percussion, sometimes augmented by double bass, harp, piano, and other color instruments. Unlike marching bands, concert bands are designed for seated indoor performance with nuanced dynamics, refined balance, and a wide stylistic range—from ceremonial marches and overtures to suites, tone poems, and contemporary works. Over the 20th century the repertoire expanded beyond transcriptions of orchestral music to a large body of original works by major composers, establishing the concert band as a distinct and sophisticated medium with its own idioms, colors, and performance practices.