What did the composer of La traviata use the term "banda" to describe?
Banda (opera):  Verdi used the term "banda" to refer to a "banda sul palco", as in the score for "Rigoletto". La traviata: La traviata (] , The Fallen Woman) is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave.
banda sul palco