Category: Orchestra

What string instruments are in an orchestra?

September 11, 2022, 13:13, asked:

The four most commonly used instruments in the string family are the violin, the viola, the cello and the double (string) bass....

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Which instrument is not included or rarely used in a symphony orchestra?

September 10, 2022, 22:25, asked:

You may be surprised that the saxophone is not here. This is the one instrument that is always found in bands and wind ensembles, but only very rarely plays in the orchestra. Although flutes may be made of wood, the orchestral flute is usually made of metal. It also does not have a reed....

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What instruments are in the Baroque Orchestra?

September 9, 2022, 00:50, asked:

Baroque orchestra instruments usually included:strings - violins, violas, cellos and double basses. woodwind - recorders or wooden flutes, oboes and bassoon. brass - sometimes trumpets and/or horns (without valves)timpani (kettledrums)continuo - harpsichord or organ....

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Does an orchestra really need a conductor?

September 7, 2022, 12:37, asked:

Most importantly a conductor serves as a messenger for the composer. It is their responsibility to understand the music and convey it through gesture so transparently that the musicians in the orchestra understand it perfectly. Those musicians can then transmit a unified vision of the music out to the audience....

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What happened to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra?

September 4, 2022, 18:52, asked:

The band, which was founded in 1996, suffered a crushing loss in 2017, when founder and leader Paul O'Neill died of an accidental drug overdose in Tampa, Florida. That year and the next, the ensemble marked time, performing the same show it had been already been doing for several years....

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How much does it cost to buy an orchestra?

September 3, 2022, 13:21, asked:

Symphony orchestras in larger cities such as St. Louis or Atlanta would cost between $50,000 and $100,000 for the same kind of program. The very idea of an orchestra for hire offends some people....

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What is the loudest family in the orchestra?

September 1, 2022, 18:17, asked:

Brass Family...

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What’s the difference between an orchestra and a philharmonic?

September 1, 2022, 15:21, asked:

An orchestra is a group of musicians with a variety of instruments, which usually includes the violin family. ... And philharmonic just means “music-loving” and is often used to differentiate between two orchestras in the same city (e.g. the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)....

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Where do French horn players sit in an orchestra?

August 31, 2022, 05:39, asked:

In a symphony orchestra, the horn section is the group of symphonic musicians who play the French horn (or German horn or Vienna horn). These musicians are typically seated to the back of the ensemble and may be on either side at the director's discretion....

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What is the best orchestra in the United States?

August 30, 2022, 13:10, asked:

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra...

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