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The Miami Big Sound Orchestra is an ensemble group that plays original arrangements by Miami composers. The music that the ensemble plays has a distinct sound that can be attributed to the cultural influences of Miami and the instruments that are used. It is difficult to describe the ensemble's specific style as they appear to embrace a variety of styles.

The Miami Big Sound Orchestra is clearly influenced by Latin sounds, which is evident through the style, rhythm, and composition of the music being played. The music the Miami Big Sound Orchestra plays sounds a lot like music that was played by major artists such as Tito Puente. The music relies heavily on brass and woodwind instruments. It was interesting to see how one of the songs highlighted the use of the flute. In the song, there was a prominent flute solo, however, the solo sounds a little out of place. The Miami Big Sound Orchestra is essentially a brass driven ensemble and the use of a woodwind instrument really stands out, especially as a solo. The flute is a little too high pitched and I think that a brass instrument, such as a trumpet or other horn, would have made a better substitution.

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The song is missing a strong brass instrument to carry it forward through the solo. Looking at the ensemble itself, one can see that there is an overabundance of brass instruments as compared to woodwinds. Maybe if there were more woodwinds interspersed within the ensemble, then the flute might not stand out so much. I also noticed that the flute was not used throughout the entire song, which is probably why it sounded so out of place during the solo. A more seamless integration of the flute into the rest of the song could possibly eliminate this issue.

Another thing that I noticed was that the musical arrangements sounded a little to repetitive. Also, I felt that the songs being played were too derivative of other songs that….....

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