What was the name of the orchestra leader that Gershwin was enlisted to compose this work for?

A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group. A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.

For large symphony orchestras, there are 10 First Violinists and the same number of Second Violinists. There are about 10 singers for viola, 8 for cello and 6 for double bass. The reason that the number of violinists is so high is due to the characteristics of the violin itself and the preference of the composers.

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The brass family usually sits across the back of the orchestra. The HORN is in the back row of the orchestra, behind the bassoons and clarinets.

A symphony is a large-scale musical composition, usually with three or four movements. An orchestra is a group of musicians with a variety of instruments, which usually includes the violin family.

During the romantic period, the orchestra had become a great force due to its increasing size including the following: woodwind - flutes and piccolo, oboes and clarinets, bassoon and double bassoons. brass - trumpets, trombones and French horns (tuba added later in the period)

Percussion family

Orchestra seats are located in the lowest level of the theater, the same level as the stage, though, of course, the stage is raised so that it is accessible for everybody to see.

Definition of Coda A coda is a passage at the end of a piece of music that brings the music to a close. It can technically be considered a longer cadence. Whereas a cadence is usually less than a bar – about one or two beats – a coda can be a few bars or it could be an entire extra section.

People have been putting instruments together in various combinations for millennia, but it wasn't un- til about 400 years ago that musicians started forming combinations that would eventually turn into the modern orchestra. Around 1600 in Italy, the composer Claudio Monteverdi changed that.

Tickets on the floor range from $50–100 depending on where they are, and there were some general admission tickets on the second balcony (the furthest away/highest seats) for $15. It depends on several factors, including venue, type of performance, and seating location.

Unlike the oboe, which is a double-reed instrument, the clarinet uses only a single reed. ... The clarinet came to the orchestra in the Classical period with two significant works by Mozart marking its appearance: the Clarinet Quintet.

The Hallé Concerts Society was formally incorporated on 28 June 1899, although plans for its formation had been formed almost immediately after Sir Charles Halle died in 1895. A properly constituted body of guarantors was seen as the best way of securing the future of the Hallé Concerts and the Orchestra.

The guy with the stick is called a conducter and he is very important. He keeps time acting as a sort of metronome for everyone and he also indicates dynamics and such to different sections of the orchestra. Without him the orchestra wouldn't play nearly as well together.

England, United Kingdom

String instruments include harp, violin, viola, cello, and double bass. Percussion instruments include timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, celesta and piano.

A person who conducts an orchestra can be called a Conductor or a Maestro and the stick which he waves is knows as the baton.

This orchestra was a musical group comprised of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry students. They sometimes play by themselves, for public entertainment, and sometimes accompany the Frog Choir.

Classical era