What are the drums in an orchestra?

And why do they need them? A symphony orchestra is usually made up of (give or take) around ten first violins and ten second violins, ten violas, eight cellos and six double basses.

A full orchestra complement playing non-expanded rep should have 85–100 musicians on stage. The smallest full orchestra without any qualifying title would need 40–50 musicians. They would include full wind, brass, and percussion sections, which gets you up around 20+; you also need several desks of strings, maybe 8.6.

Typically, orchestras play for the public in spaces with carefully engineered acoustics. The acoustics are designed so that amplification should not be needed. So, when playing for an audience, orchestras usually do not use microphones.

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The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic have long been a prominent institution in international musical life. ... Its exceptional tonal and virtuosic qualities soon took worldwide concert audiences by storm, and now the 12 Cellists enjoy a remarkable international following.

When you press down on the valves, they open and close different parts of the pipe. You change the pitch and sound by pressing different valves and buzzing your lips harder or softer. The brass family members that are most commonly used in the orchestra include the trumpet, French horn, trombone, and the tuba.

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Violinists in the United States make an average salary of $65,962 per year or $31.71 per hour. In terms of salary range, an entry level violinist salary is roughly $27,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $160,000.

A train conductor is the person who takes tickets, shouts "All aboard!" and might control the engine, while a musical conductor is the one who leads an orchestra.

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In different ensembles you will find different types of clarinets; like one or two B flat clarinets in a chamber orchestra, or a wind quintet. A small harmony band or school band will have around 12 clarinet players while big wind bands or harmony orchestras need up to 30 clarinets of all different types.

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The Lanarkshire Orchestral Society is a group of three concert bands and three String orchestras, based in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It was founded in 1958, by members of the then Director of Education.

In Baroque music, strings were the most important part. Baroque orchestras had from 10 to 30 players, primarily strings. ... The 'Baroque orchestra' ranged from smaller orchestras or ensembles with one player per part, through to larger scale orchestras with many players per part.

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Well, it depends. But most concerts last about two hours (including intermission), and patrons tend to spend between three and four hours with us (including parking, enjoying food and drinks, etc.).

Woodwinds are color instruments, and can be used for just about anything. Like the strings and the brass they can play as a choir, they can split up and double various other parts, they can provide secondary or primary themes, and they can solo gloriously.

In the 20th century several chamber music works were written, but despite this the English horn has not become a solo instrument, remaining chiefly an orchestra instrument. Nowadays large orchestras have two oboists and one English hornist. In smaller ensembles the English horn is played by the second oboist.