No, band and orchestra are not the same thing. A band typically consists of wind and percussion instruments, while an orchestra includes string, wind, brass, and percussion instruments.
Generally, this is called a "string orchestra" although it could be anything.
Band or Wind Ensemble
They sit in front because wind instruments are louder, so winds are further back.
The actual count and type of woodwinds instruments required in an orchestra is determined by the composer of the piece. Not every single woodwind instrument is used in every single classical piece.
Oh, dude, it's like comparing apples and oranges! The Wind Ensemble is all about those woodwinds and brass instruments, while the Symphonic Orchestra brings in the strings. It's like choosing between a burrito and a burger - both delicious, just different flavors, you know?
Wind instruments other than brass instruments forming a section of an orchestra, including flutes, oboes, clarinets, and bassoons.
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.
in a string orchestra the instruments are: Bass Violin Viola Cello.
Madeau Stewart has written: 'Instruments of the Orchestra' 'The music lover's guide to the instruments of the orchestra' -- subject(s): Musical instruments, Orchestra
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The orchestra is not a group of instruments - it contains groups of instruments such as woodwind, brass, strings and percussion.