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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.
Can a piano played by itself be an orchestra?
No, a piano is an instrument. An orchestra is an ensemble of different kind of instruments. The piano does not have a place in the average orchestra. It may however play with an orchestra in a concerto. Pianists can also play arrangements of orchestral pieces.
Are Keyboard instruments are sometimes part of the orchestra?
Sometimes, but not always. Baroque orchestral music often includes a harpsichord, and many pieces have been written for piano and orchestra. Other pieces might use a celesta or pipe organ.
What instruments are in a chamber orchestra?
A chamber orchestra typically consists of string instruments such as violins, violas, cellos, and double basses. It may also include woodwind instruments like flutes, oboes, clarinets, and bassoons, as well as brass instruments such as trumpets, French horns, trombones, and occasionally a tuba. Percussion instruments like timpani, snare drums, and cymbals are sometimes added for specific pieces, but the core of a chamber orchestra is usually made up of strings and woodwinds.
What single reed woodwind instruments are in a modern-day symphony orchestra?
The clarinet, and sometimes the bass clarinet. On rare occasion, some pieces call for a saxophone.
Is the saxaphone in the orchestra?
No, all saxophones are not considered orchestra instruments. However, often times there are pieces featuring saxophone players and orchestras hire them for single pieces.
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.
Can a piano played by itself be an orchestra?
No, a piano is an instrument. An orchestra is an ensemble of different kind of instruments. The piano does not have a place in the average orchestra. It may however play with an orchestra in a concerto. Pianists can also play arrangements of orchestral pieces.
Are Keyboard instruments are sometimes part of the orchestra?
Sometimes, but not always. Baroque orchestral music often includes a harpsichord, and many pieces have been written for piano and orchestra. Other pieces might use a celesta or pipe organ.
Is the clarinet a regular member of the symphony orchestra?
It normally is. The composers of the works determine which instruments and how many of each are going to required to perform their pieces.
What instruments are in a chamber orchestra?
A chamber orchestra typically consists of string instruments such as violins, violas, cellos, and double basses. It may also include woodwind instruments like flutes, oboes, clarinets, and bassoons, as well as brass instruments such as trumpets, French horns, trombones, and occasionally a tuba. Percussion instruments like timpani, snare drums, and cymbals are sometimes added for specific pieces, but the core of a chamber orchestra is usually made up of strings and woodwinds.
What single reed woodwind instruments are in a modern-day symphony orchestra?
The clarinet, and sometimes the bass clarinet. On rare occasion, some pieces call for a saxophone.
Is the number of musicians in a modern symphony orchestra less than eighty?
The total number of musicians in any orchestra totally depends upon the composer. It's the composer who spells out which instruments and how many of each are used in the performance of his/her pieces.
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.
Which family of the orchestra is associated with Romance?
A romance is more of a genre and can be applied to most orchestral instruments (including voice). The most commonly used instruments in a romance are the piano and orchestral strings, but many notable "romance" pieces have been composed for a variety of other instruments as well.
What instruments do orchestras have that wind bands do not?
An orchestra has violins, violas, and cellos, and a symphonic band doesn't.
What pieces of music would you expect to be played by a full orchestra?
A typical orchestra concert will contain pieces such as a symphony, a concerto, and perhaps an overture.
