Cymbals also start with a C and are in the untuned percussion with catenets and celesta is in tuned percussion
The cello belongs to the strings section, and is usually used in most string quartets, and is always required in orchestras.
A percussion instrument is an instrument that requires the player to hit it rather then say blow into it for example. An example of a percussion instrument would be a drum or a xylophone or the cymbals or a gong. An example of a non percussion instrument would be a trumpet or a violin or a trombone or a cello.
Violin, viola, cello, bass, flue, oboe, Clarinet, bassoon, horn, Trumpet, Trombone, tuba, timpani, percussion.
1. Violin 2. Viola 3. Cello 4. String Bass 5. Guitar 6. Sitar
The cello, viola, violin, and piano are all stringed instruments. Although the piano is also a percussion instrument since you use your fingers to assist causing sound.
Guitar, piano, saxophone, stylophone, harmonica, ukulele, viola, cello, drums, percussion
8 Violin I, 8 Violin II, 4 Violin III (Viola Treble Clef), 4 Viola, 4 Cello, 4 Bass, 2 Percussion I, 1 Percussion II, 1 Percussion III, and 1 Pianoand conductor.
# Strings # Woodwinds # Brass # Percussion
The four instruments that are in the Orchestra are Bass, Cello, Violin, and Viola. All four are in the Strings section. The other three sections are: Brass, Woodwinds and Percussion. Two instruments in each would be: Strings: Violin & Cello Brass: Trumpet & French Horn (also Trombone and Tuba) Woodwinds: Flute & Clarinet (also Oboe, English Horn and Bassoon) Percussion: Snare, Tympany (plus a variety of other percussion instruments.
Principally, a Cello is a string instrument. A Clarinet is a woodwind instrument and drums are a percussion instrument. Cello are usually played with a bow, they can be plucked. Clarinets are played by blowing into them with the correct fingering, and drums are sounded by striking them.
The four main sections are strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.