What leads the orchestra in tuning?

If you just pick up the right kind of students, they will become conductors.” Lintu acknowledges that most orchestras nowadays could play quite well together without the involvement of a conductor. ... Because most of the orchestras in the world can play together without any conductor.

There is no official dress code, but you'll seeguests wearing everything from jeans to cocktail dresses. Most guests opt for business attire or business casual. Some people enjoy dressing up and making a special night of it, others prefer to dress more laid back. Generally, the only tuxes you'll see are on stage.

Not simply a big violin, the viola has its own distinct qualities and serves an essential function in orchestral music.

Don Gainor of Sidney, B. C., wonders why there are never any left-handed violin players in symphony orchestras. ... The answer. "There are actually many left-handed players in symphony orchestras," writes Jonathan Crow, concertmaster of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

The Johann Strauss OrchestraSoloist. Donij van Doorn. Anna Majchrzak.1st Violin. Jet Gelens. Frank Steijns. ... Cello. Tanja Derwahl. Margriet van Lexmond. ... Synthesizer. Ward Vlasveld. Oboe. Arthur Cordewener. Choir. Karin Haine. Kalki Schrijvers. ... 2nd Violin. Cord Meyer - Luesink. Agnes Fizzano. ... Double bass. Roland Lafosse. Jean Sassen.

Yet another reason why a string section is often considered as the backbone of the orchestra, is because of their numbers. The string section may have 12 first violins, 12 2nd violin, 10 violas, 10 cellos, 5 double basses. ... Thus they have to gang up in large numbers.

There are plenty more instruments around as you probably know! They are not considered to be "standard" orchestral instruments though, because they are not used in a basic "standard" symphony orchestra. Some examples include the guitar, the saxophone (pictured), the harp, the piano and the recorder.

An orchestra tunes itself to a very particular frequency, usually 440 hertz, a note known as A 440. The note is played by the oboist, and the rest of the orchestra tunes their instruments to match it. The oboe leads the tuning because of all the instruments, it is least affected by humidity or other weather conditions.

One reason orchestra managements give when asked why a dress code is necessary is that they want their musicians to present a uniform appearance to the audience. It's been customary to define that 'uniform appearance' to mean full formal dress: white tie and tails for men, and long black gowns or pantsuits for women.

An orchestra is “a group of performers on various musical instruments for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.” An orchestra especially includes stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals.

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel

The double bass, also known simply as the bass (or by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox additions such as the octobass).

Conductor

Do you think the piano belongs in this section? Well, it does have strings, 88 of them, but most experts consider it a percussion instrument because of the way the strings are struck by small hammers to make their sound. Therefore you will find it listed under the Percussion section later on this page.

Baroque Orchestra (1600-1760) Baroque orchestras had from 10 to 30 players, primarily strings. In the Baroque orchestra, the strings and winds played the same sort of music melodically and rhythmically.

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