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Q: Which is the largest string instrument in a classical orchestra?
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Which instrument that was being used in the baroque orchestra was found in the classical period?

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What is the highest sounding string instrument?

In a string orchestra, an orchestra with violin, cello, viola, and bass, the bass is the largest and lowest instrument. However, if you were looking for the largest string instrument in a full orchestra, the piano would be the instrument for which you are looking.


Why is the bow of the double bass longest of the string group?

Because the double bass is the largest instrument in the orchestra.


What is the largest family in the orchestra?

The largest family in the orchestra is the string family.


What is a double basses?

The double bass or contrabass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed stringed instrument used in the modern symhony orchestra. It is a standard member of the string section of the symphony orchestra and smaller string ensembles in Western classical music. 3216529335 txt mee (:The double bass or contrabass is the instrument in the modern day orchestra that has the rythems and the 'bass line' of the song. It is the second largest instrument in the string family and the second lowest-pitched bowed stringed instrument, second only to the octobass (as far as I know).


To which section of the orchestra does the harp belong?

The harp is a solo string instrument, BUT it belongs to the percussion family in the orchestra, as it is used mostly for special effects.


Which section in a orchestra has the most instrument?

By numbers, it's the string section. A full-sized orchestra has around 60 string players


Which string instrument is usually found in an orchestra?

The right answer is Mandolin


Is a viola a percussion?

A viola is a string instrument, not a percussion instrument, and therefore it is used in an orchestra.


What is the smallest string instrument in the modern orchestra?

The smallest orchestral stringed instrument is the Violin. The size of stringed instruments, from smallest to largest, is as follows: Violin Viola Cello Double Bass


Did beethoven play any instruments beside piano?

Beethoven did not play in a band, but it is very likely he played as part of an orchestra, string quartet, or other classical instrument group.


What string instrument makes the lowest sound?

The cello makes the lowest sound of a string instrument.