What was the first orchestra?

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 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).

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On the other hand, Savatage, the four-piece (sometimes five-piece) band that birthed Trans-Siberian Orchestra, was completely metal. Founded in Florida in 1978 by brothers Criss and Jon Oliva, Savatage sidestepped most of the teased-out hair metal trends of the '80s.

Orchestra noun (MUSIC) a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together and are led by a conductor: ... The orchestra played superbly. We admired the sureness of the orchestra's playing.

Adjective. 1Successfully composed or arranged for performance by an orchestra or group of musicians. 2Successfully coordinated or organized so as to produce a desired effect (frequently with implications of subterfuge).

When we think of the 'traditional' layout of an orchestra, we think of the violins directly to the left of the conductor and the violas in the centre, with the woodwind and then the percussion behind them. ... In fact, the second violins used to be seated opposite the first violins, where the cellos normally are.

The typical orchestra grew in size throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, reaching a peak with the large orchestras (of as many as 120 players) called for in the works of Richard Wagner, and later, Gustav Mahler.

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

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In an orchestra, the concertmaster is the leader of the first violin section. ... It is usually required that the concertmaster be the most skilled musician in the section, experienced at learning music quickly, counting rests accurately and leading the rest of the string section by their playing and bow gestures.

The Baroque period was between the years 1600 and 1750. Key features included small orchestras, with often a focus on the harpsichord or string instruments, and often polyphonic textures. Example composers would be Bach or Handel. The Classical period came after, between the years 1750 and 1820.

The concerto grosso (pronounced [konˈtʃɛrto ˈɡrɔsso]; Italian for big concert(o), plural concerti grossi [konˈtʃɛrti ˈɡrɔssi]) is a form of baroque music in which the musical material is passed between a small group of soloists (the concertino) and full orchestra (the ripieno, tutti or concerto grosso).

Light Orchestras were small orchestras popular in England in the '60s. Their first manager was Don Arden. When he lost interest in the group, he gave them to his daughter Sharon who ran Jet Records.

Major orchestra salaries range by the orchestra from a little over $100,000 to a little over $150,000. Principals, the ranking member of each orchestra section, can make a great deal more, in some instances more than $400,000. And most major orchestras play for a season lasting only about nine- months a year.

Adjective. 1Successfully composed or arranged for performance by an orchestra or group of musicians.

Do choir and orchestra members get paid for their service? No. All 360 members of The Tabernacle Choir and all 110 members of the Orchestra at Temple Square are unpaid volunteers who practice and perform weekly.