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Piccolos At half the size of a standard flute, piccolos play the highest notes of all the woodwinds; in the orchestra one of the flute players will also play piccolo if that instrument is required. The high piping sound of the piccolo is also heard in traditional drum corps and marching band music.
These are the violin, the viola, the cello and the bass.
The typical orchestra is divided into four groups of instruments: strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.
An orchestrator takes a composer's musical sketch and turns it into a score for orchestra, ensemble, or choral group, assigning the instruments and voices according to the composer's intentions.
They'll probably kick themselves a little afterwards if the mistake was something avoidable, and probably kick themselves a little afterwards if it was something unavoidable, because that's how we roll. If you're unlucky, the conductor might notice.
LeftPiano, celesta and harp are placed to the left, behind the violins, frequently in line with flutes and oboes.
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17th century
Percussion instrumentsThe most common percussion instruments in the orchestra include the timpani, xylophone, cymbals, triangle, snare drum, bass drum, tambourine, maracas, gongs, chimes, celesta, and piano.
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Architect C. Howard Crane
Carla Maffioletti does not join André Rieu and the Johann Strauss Orchestra any more, but she is still in our hearts. After having worked for the Lucerne Opera House for two years, she returned to live in the Netherlands (Limburg) where she gives concerts and records CDs.
Romantic orchestras had as many as 100 players or more, and featuredgreater use of brass and piano.
Being an orchestral musician involves learning, playing and performing pieces of music on a particular instrument. A lot of the job involves rehearsing under a tight schedule and performing up to four times a week.
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Timpani
A baton is a stick that is used by conductors primarily to enlarge and enhance the manual and bodily movements associated with directing an ensemble of musicians.
1716 The earliest known orchestral use of the clarinet was in the chorus "Plena nectare" from Vivaldi's oratorio "Juditha Triumphans." 1718 Caldara's opera "Ifigenia in Aulide" may be the first to use clarinets but it is possible that these parts were intended for clarini not clarinets.
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