Which instruments of the orchestra can play chromatic scales?

Maracas come from Mexico. They are rattles, often made from gourds (a kind of squash), filled with dried seeds, beads or even tiny ball bearings that make them rattle. Maracas can also be made of wood or plastic; the sound they make depends on what they're made of.

Saxophone
The saxophone, while made of brass, is actually a woodwind instrument! It uses a single-reed mouthpiece much like the clarinet.

All were recognized for their heroism. The ship's eight-member orchestra boarded at Southampton and travelled as Second Class passengers. They were not on the payroll of the White Star Line, but were contracted to White Star by the Liverpool firm of C.W. & F.N.

The musician in charge of directing how an orchestra performs the music they play is called the conductor. 12. Isabelle Vane, Tutor. Answered 2 years ago.

The double bass (four strings, played standing or nearly standing) is the lowest instrument commonly found in a string orchestra.

There can be anywhere from one to six harps, depending on the repertoire. Most typically there are one or two harps, though the Philadelphia and Metropolitan Operas are the only North American orchestras with second-harp positions these days.

Short answer: Classical music refers to an style of music and orchestral refers to the type of instruments used. Not all the classical music was written for the orchestra, so we have piano sonatas, string quartets, works for violin and piano, etc.

A Symphony Orchestra is defined as a large ensemble composed of wind, string, brass and percussion instruments and organized to perform classical music. Wind instruments include flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoons. String instruments include harp, violin, viola, cello, and double bass.

The Four Sections refers to the four sections of the orchestra: strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.

D'instrumentation et d'orchestration modernes (1844; A Treatise upon Modern Instrumentation and Orchestration) dealt with the ranges, mechanical problems, and sound qualities of all wind instruments, including newly invented ones.

The main floor of the theater is called the Orchestra. This can get confusing if you're going to an orchestra concert and your seat is in the Orchestra. That doesn't mean that you'll be seated onstage with an instrument in your hands! In some venues this area is called the Stalls.

Symphony
symphony, a lengthy form of musical composition for orchestra, normally consisting of several large sections, or movements, at least one of which usually employs sonata form (also called first-movement form).

Symphony orchestra: This collective noun is given to the group that concerns the symphony part of the orchestra. For example: Symphony orchestra and conductor became the most frequently listened band in the world.

Percussion instruments keep the rhythm of songs and ensure it blends all the other instruments together, creating one cohesive sound. Whilst not essential, music can be enhanced with percussive beats and melodies to be made whole.

Most importantly a conductor serves as a messenger for the composer. It is their responsibility to understand the music and convey it through gesture so transparently that the musicians in the orchestra understand it perfectly. Those musicians can then transmit a unified vision of the music out to the audience.

Q: What is the difference between an orchestra and a concert band? A: The most obvious difference between the ensembles is the instruments that call the ensemble home. Violins, violas, cellos and basses make up the majority of an orchestra, while a concert band is made up of woodwind, brass and percussion instruments.

This family includes, but is not limited to the orchestral strings (violin, viola, cello, string bass), the guitars and lutes, harps, zithers, dulcimers, and the harpsichord (which plucks its strings via a mechanical action operated from a keyboard).

Woodwinds are color instruments, and can be used for just about anything. Like the strings and the brass they can play as a choir, they can split up and double various other parts, they can provide secondary or primary themes, and they can solo gloriously.

The concertmaster is the leader of the first violin section in an orchestra (or clarinet, oboe, flute in a concert band) and the instrument-playing leader of the orchestra.