What do you call the leader of an orchestra?

A modern full-scale symphony orchestra consists of approximately one hundred permanent musicians, most often distributed as follows: 16–18 1st violins, 16 2nd violins, 12 violas, 12 cellos, 8 double basses, 4 flutes (one with piccolo as a specialty), 4 oboes (one with English horn as a specialty), 4 clarinets (one with ...

The primary responsibilities of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble, and to control the interpretation and pacing of the music.

[Italian] A directive to perform the indicated passage of a composition with an entire section of an ensemble as opposed to the directive solo where only one member of the section performs.

Five Pieces for OrchestraNative nameFünf OrchesterstückeOpusOp. 16StyleFree atonality Composed 1909.

Jazz

An orchestra is a large group of musicians which can include even 100 or more members. A band is a small group of musicians which generally includes a lesser number of members than orchestras. Orchestras use four main families of instruments – strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.

The typical symphony orchestra consists of four groups of related musical instruments called the woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings....Instruments may include:theremin. ondes Martenot. electric guitar. electric bass guitar. electric double bass. electric violin, viola & cello. Hammond organ. Lowrey organ.

Personally I have worked as an orchestrator for other composers in the past, but I never orchestrate my own scores. I like having another ear on my own compositions that I trust, someone to put a final polish on for me.

September 4, 1942

The Sections of the Orchestra. The typical orchestra is divided into four groups of instruments: strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.

Logical, because we always see Manoe Konings (56) in a light blue Sissi dress and with a clarinet in her hands. You know, she is the one who knocks back a glass of champagne in every André Rieu show.

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. ...

The typical symphony orchestra consists of four groups of related musical instruments called the woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings....Instruments may include:theremin. ondes Martenot. electric guitar. electric bass guitar. electric double bass. electric violin, viola & cello. Hammond organ. Lowrey organ.

Dave Metzger

The piano is an entire orchestra in itself – but sometimes its sound is a part of the big symphony orchestra.

Recording a 60-90 minute orchestral film score can cost anything from $30,000 up to $1,000,000 and beyond. In London or LA, a reasonable average for musicians and studio is around $100,000.

About 90 minutes to two hours

Lincoln Center

The Berlin Philharmonic has won its fair share of ECHO Awards, Grammys, BRIT Awards, Gramophone Awards, and many other accolades. It is consistently ranked one of the top orchestras in the world, and it often holds the number one spot in this regard.

The orchestra began with only twelve members, but now there are 50, sometimes even 60 on very large stages.

The cello is most closely associated with European classical music. The instrument is a part of the standard orchestra, as part of the string section, and is the bass voice of the string quartet (although many composers give it a melodic role as well), as well as being part of many other chambergroups.

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

The concertmaster is the leader of the first violin section in an orchestra (or clarinet, oboe, flute in a concert band) and the instrument-playing leader of the orchestra. ... Another common term in the U. S. is "first chair." In the U. K., the term commonly used is "leader."