What year did orchestra start?

Ten xylophones
Ensembles consist of around ten xylophones of three or four sizes.

100 musicians

1862
The Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra was established as Mr Thomas's Band by the Reverend J.H Thomas, at the Fitzwilliam Street Unitarian Church in 1862.

Modern orchestras are a bit smaller than in the Romantic Era (symphony and other very large orchestras still exist). Some may focus on the unique (or even bizarre) sounds of individual instruments. The modern symphony orchestra varies in size, but typically has a strength of about 100.

It's motivating to be so connected with those around you that you have synchronized breathing with them. Many times, different instruments will know each other's parts so well that they will breathe, move, and focus on the same things at the same time. There is also a feeling of power when playing in an orchestra.

A symphony is a large-scale musical composition, usually with three or four movements. ... A symphony orchestra (often just called “a symphony” for short) is an orchestra that has both the number of players and types of instruments required to play a symphony.

Oratorio, a large-scale musical composition on a sacred or semisacred subject, for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra.

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.

A symphony orchestra will usually have over eighty musicians on its roster, in some cases over a hundred, but the actual number of musicians employed in a particular performance may vary according to the work being played and the size of the venue.

Oratorio

For a low-level professional orchestra (all pros, but not top tier), if you are looking at 60 players with three rehearsals and a performance, at an estimated $600.00 per player (more for the principals), we are talking at least $40,000.00.

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.

Three distinct types of orchestra--symphony, chamber and string--expose audiences around the world to new cultural and musical experiences each year.

The three most common instruments in orchestras are the bass, the contrabass, and the euphonium. The tubas are of course the bass instrument of the brass section, but they are more than capable of playing melodies in the tenor register.

The TRUMPET sits to the right of the horns, and the TROMBONE sits behind the trumpet.

Question: If an orchestra doesn't warm up before a performance, the strings go flat and the wind instruments go sharp during the performance. Without warming up, all the instruments will be at room temperature at the beginning of the concert. ...