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A marching band is made up of a mixture of brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Thus, the string section that would be found in a symphony is not found in a marching band. Though occasionally, a marching band will use a guitar or Bass Guitar during a field show.
In addition to that, double reed instruments, such as the Oboe and bassoon are not present within a marching band. The percussion section is also limited to snare drums, tenors, bass drums, and sometimes glockenspiels unless it is a field show in which they may include a pit which would use instruments such as xylophones and marimbas.

Some instruments still carry over, but they don't retain the same appearance. A mellophone is the same as a French horn, but shaped as a Trumpet to make it more manageable. The same thing is done with a tuba to make it a sousaphone so it is more easily carried.
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