Conductor, in music, a person who conducts an orchestra, chorus, opera company, ballet, or other musical group in the performance and interpretation of ensemble works. At the most fundamental level, a conductor must stress the musical pulse so that all the performers can follow the same metrical rhythm.
The Classical orchestra came to consist of strings (first and second violins, violas, violoncellos, and double basses), two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two or four horns, two trumpets, and two timpani.
Composers tend to use harps in a variety of ways: to support harmonies by playing chords; to add definition to the start of notes, phrases or bass lines – by providing a little 'ping' as another instrument begins to play and to create swirls of sound through glissandos – sweeping the hands across the strings in swift, ...
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The Sections of the Orchestra. The typical orchestra is divided into four groups of instruments: strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.
The brass family members that are most commonly used in the orchestra include the trumpet, French horn, trombone, and the tuba.
Detroit, Michigan
| Casa Loma Orchestra | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Orange Blossoms |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Swing |
| Years active | 1929–1963 |
Originally Answered: does orchestra include piano? In the modern symphony orchestra, yes. I play it in one, for example. The pianist(s) in a symphony orchestra is also called upon at times to play other keyboard instruments, most usually the high-pitched, tinkling celesta, and perhaps harpsichord as well.
Beethoven: Violin Concerto (1806) Arguably the finest violin concerto ever written, Beethoven conjures up one of the sweetest-sounding slow movements in all of music.
In modern times, the musicians are usually directed by a conductor, although early orchestras did not have one, giving this role instead to the concertmaster or the harpsichordist playing the continuo.
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Sousaphone. The most common band instruments that are not found in the orchestra are the baritone horn and the Sousaphone.
String family HOW MANY: There are four sizes of stringed instruments: violin, viola, cello and bass. A total of forty-four are used in full orchestras. The string family is the largest family in the orchestra, accounting for over half of the total number of musicians on stage.
Eleven to fourteen brass instruments will be found in the orchestra. The brass family usually sits across the back of the orchestra. The HORN is in the back row of the orchestra, behind the bassoons and clarinets. The horn is a very long brass tube wrapped around in a circle several times.
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