Meanwhile, on the road, they have become one of the world's top acts, with Billboard magazine naming TSO as one of the top touring artists of the past decade -- a $20 million-plus production that has played to over 100 million people in 80+ cities, selling more than $280 million worth of tickets and presenting $11 ...
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Swing is actually the dance preformed to jazz music. A “band” includes brass, percussion, and woodwinds along with flutes, clarinets, and trumpets. An “orchestra” is composed of different string instruments like violins, basses, and violas.
The Epic Orchestra is our largest orchestra, with 51 musicians. Featuring our largest string and brass sections the Epic Orchestra offers an enormous dynamic range, from the most delicate pianissimo, to the most roaring fortissimo.
symphony, a lengthy form of musical composition for orchestra, normally consisting of several large sections, or movements, at least one of which usually employs sonata form (also called first-movement form).
An orchestra pit is the area in a theater (usually located in a lowered area in front of the stage) in which musicians perform.
Generally, orchestras with fewer than 50 members are called “chamber orchestras," while full-size orchestras of 50 to 100 musicians are called “symphony orchestras" or “philharmonic orchestras."
Anything that makes you feel comfortable is fine. Most people will be wearing business clothes or slightly dressy casual clothes, but you'll see everything from khakis to cocktail dresses. Some people enjoy dressing up and making a special night of it. If you do decide to dress up, though, go easy on the cologne.
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Violins
They are not the biggest, but the most. Many times there are 30 violins playing together in the symphony orchestra. The violin often plays the melodies, but also rhythms and sounds.
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The flute is the highest sounding of the standard orchestra woodwind instruments (although the piccolo is higher). It's played played by blowing air across a hole in the mouthpiece. Because it's higher in pitch, like the violin, it will often play the melody of a piece.
Founder Paul O'NeillTrans-Siberian Orchestra Founder Paul O'Neill Dead at 61 - Rolling Stone.
DoublebassDoublebass. - The doublebass plays a whole octave lower than the cello. It has four strings like the other members of the violin family; on the bass, they are tuned in fourths. The doublebass is not only the deepest voice of the string section, but it often provides the rhythmic foundation of the orchestra.
Composer Henry Purcell
Large-scale composition for chorus, vocal soloists, and orchestra, usually set to a narrative text, but without acting, scenery, or costumes; often based on biblical stories.
The woodwind section of the orchestra today, at a minimum consists of: Two flutes. Two oboes. Two clarinets.