What is the leader of an orchestra called?

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An orchestra is a group of musicians playing instruments together. They make music. A large orchestra is sometimes called a "symphony orchestra" and a small orchestra is called a "chamber orchestra". A symphony orchestra may have about 100 players, while a chamber orchestra may have 30 or 40 players.

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Transitive verb. 1a : to compose or arrange (music) for an orchestra The composer orchestrated the music for the symphony orchestra.

In and of itself, third chair means you sit two chairs away from the principal player; if your band seats players in order of proficiency and you have a bunch of clarinets, this means you're quite a good player.

The modern orchestra's woodwind section typically includes: flutes, oboes, clarinets, and bassoons. The piccolo, cor anglais, bass clarinet, E-flat clarinet, and contrabassoon are commonly used supplementary woodwind instruments.

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The ravanahatha is one of the oldest string instruments. Ancestors of the modern bowed string instruments are the rebab of the Islamic Empires, the Persian kamanche and the Byzantine lira.

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These are the 13 highest paid orchestras in the United States#8 Cleveland Orchestra.#7 Philadelphia Orchestra.#6 National Symphony Orchestra.#5 New York Philharmonic.#4 Boston Symphony Orchestra.#3 San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.#2 Chicago Symphony Orchestra.#1 Los Angeles Philharmonic.

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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. ... Typically, orchestral conductors use a baton more often than choral conductors.

The orchestra increased in size and range, and became more standardised. The harpsichord or pipe organ basso continuo role in orchestra fell out of use between 1750 and 1775, leaving the string section woodwinds became a self-contained section, consisting of clarinets, oboes, flutes and bassoons.