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How many musicians typically perform with an orchestra?
A full-size orchestra consists of about one hundred musicians, who play instruments in the string, brass, woodwind, and percussion sections. There are also chamber orchestras, which are smaller and consist of fifty musicians or fewer.
Which one of the following pieces of music would you most expect to be played by a full orchestra?
A full orchestra consists of many types of instruments. Scores of music for a full orchestra would include parts for strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion instruments.
What are some of the different musical instruments that are played in an orchestra?
An orchestra is made up of several families of instruments: strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion. Examples of string instruments are violins, violas and cellos. Some woodwind instruments are clarinets, flutes and oboes. The percussion family includes cymbals, timpani, snare drums, and many other instruments.
Why is the cornet made of brass?
Because it is a brass instrument...? Many instruments are made of brass.
How many string instruments in an orchestra?
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What is orchesta's biggest brass instrument?
The tuba is the biggest brass instrument used in a symphony orchestra. (There are some very rare special pieces of music where a composer might call for an instrument that is not normally in an orchestra. For example, there is a family of brass instruments called ophicleides that were used in the 1800's, and those came in many sizes, including ones as big as the tuba.)
What are the types of instruments?
There are many different types of instruments: strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, etc. However there are variations of those, so please specify if this would be marching band, rock band, concert band, orchestra, etc.StringsPercussionBrassWind
Why does an orchestra need so many string instruments?
Over the past couple hundred years, the orchestra added more winds and brass. As such, more strings were needed for everything to be in balance.
Why does brass instruments have 3 notes?
The trumpet and tuba have 3 keys but not 3 notes. Brass instruments have many notes.
The orchestra has how many primary instruments groups?
Four.
How many instruments are there in a orchestra?
It varies. Ever hear the term "12 piece orchestra"? That's an orchestra with 12 players.
what are the instruments in the orchestra symphony?
This orchestra, and most, if not all, others use pretty much the same compliment of instruments from all four families: strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion. What determines which instruments (and how many of each) are used in a particular composition is what the composer has specifically called out to be used. Each composer envisions his/her piece with a certain array of instruments, so there is really no "standard" configuration that is generically applied to all composed pieces.
