What section is the maraca in in the orchestra?
Maracas would go in the percussion section. If you look at instruments from sections besides percussion, you will see that they all can produce melody, and that most percussion instruments can only create rhythm. The exceptions to this rule are the xylophone and the marimba, both of which are in the percussion section, although they can produce melody.
What do they call a person who plays an orchestra?
The conductor stands in the middle and conducts the orchestra. One of his/her principal responsibilities is to give the performers the signals at the correct time. During rehearsals, a conductor usually reshapes a composition for orchestra beyond the composer's instructions.
What place in the orchestra is the English horn?
Yes, English horns are played in orchestras. There are about 3 to 4 of them, and they sit next to the oboes in an orchestra setting.
Why is the orchestra laid out as it is?
the orchestra is laid out like this because the string family comared to the percission family are a lot higher in picth.
this is the orchestra prdictied:
the string family
the woodwind
the brass
and the pecussion
Why did orchestras begin requiring a conductor during the early years of the nineteenth century?
Orchestras began to be directed by a conductor because they needed to stay in beat
How many people play violas in an orchestra?
Obviously more than 1 person. Why do you wanna kno anyways?
A symphonic poem. The most famous example is 'Prelude to an Afternoon of a Faun' by Debussey. Also 'Dance Macabra' by Saint Saen, 'Night on a Bald Mountain' by Rimsky Korsakov, 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' by Dukas.
What part of the orchestra is the guitar?
There is no guitar in a standard symphony orchestra. If the orchestra is playing a guitar concerto, the guitarist would sit in front of the orchestra, near the conductor, as would any other soloist.
What is a music conductors stick called?
The music conductor's stick is a baton.
Assuming you meant 'what is a conductor's stick called' - it's a baton.
When was it first introduced to the orchestra?
This is impossible to say as the organ gradually evolved over thousands of years into the instrument it is today. The first 'organ' as such was the panpipes - a set of pipes bound together and blown across. They are still made and played today - especially in South American countries like Peru. The first evidence of the air being provided by and the pipes being played by some sort of mechanism, is in the hydraulus of ancient Greece and Rome - so called because the wind was provided by running water displacing air from a large container. The hydraulus eventually, over hundreds of years evolved into the primitive pipe organ winded by bellows pumped by an organist's assistant. Later, the pumping system became mechanised and electrified using an electric pump. At the same time the mechanical action was replaced by pneumatic systems and then electrical systems. As ppipe organs are expensive both to buy and to maintain, the electronic organ became popular in the 60s and 70s but its tone was very different from a pipe organ. However, with today's digital instruments using sampled sound, the sound they produce is almost identical with the original instrument - but at a fraction of the cost.
The main difference is the number of musicians. Bach's "huge" orchestras were of 20-25 people max. Now, orchestras can have 75 or even 90 musicians in them.
The insruments have changed: They used to emit a lot less sound and the texture was completely different.
Many instruments such as the clarinet didn't even exist until the 1750s. There are some baroque and even classical pieces (such as Haydn's Cello concerto) that only use the oboe and the French Horn as wind instruments.
Why is the harp in the orchestra?
When called for in the score, it could be on the left behind the strings, or on the right behind the cellos. If it is a solo instrument, it will be up next to the conductors podium. Sometimes, in small orchestra pits (at the opera etc.), it can be near the centre. Often, the harp is just placed where it will fit.
Where can one buy tickets to see the Transiberian Orchestra?
There are currently no dates set for performances of the Tran-Siberian Orchestra. They regularly have performances during the holiday season. Tickets for those shows are available for purchase through Ticket Master.
What tunes did Elisse Cooper record with the Eddie DeLange orchestra?
Songstress Elisse Cooper
Mabel Elisse Cooper was born on August 22, 1915 in Columbia (Richland Cotton Milltown), South Carolina, USA. In 1944, Elisse married Gabe Gelinas, a sax player in the Jan Savitt Orchestra. Gabe died just 6 years later in 1950. She continued working as a songstress until 1949, singing on Radio and in Chicago and New York dinner clubs. However, the 'Big Bands era' had ended, and by 1953 she was working as a musical talent agency placement representative.
Elisse had tremendous drive in a small size. Ben Bernie, "the old Maestro", was fond of introducing her as the "Pixie from Dixie". Chico Marx Introduced her as "Sugar, " 'cause she's so sweet". Several New York Times Articles referred to bandleader Eddie Delange always dancing his pretty, "diminutive songstress" off the stage.
Songs Elisse cooper Recorded with Delange under the Bluebird Label are:
Bluebird 7841, "Willie, the Weeper"; "Popcorn Man"
Bluebird 7855, "What are Little Girls Made Of?"
Bluebird 7837, "Jump, Jump's Here"; "Button, Button"
Bluebird 10074 "What This Country Needs is Foo"
Bluebird 10080 "Three Little Kittens ; "My Heart Belongs to Daddy"Bluebird 10003 "My Kid's Singin' Swing Songs"; "Right in the Corner Where You Are"
Bluebird 10159 "There's a Hole in the Old Oaken Bucket"; Say Ah!
Bluebird 10163 "Simple Simon"; "Ad-de-dey"(Song of the Cuban money divers)
Bluebird 10171 "He May Be Your Man"; "Oh! By Jingo, You're the Only Girl for Me"
Bluebird 10199 "Beer Barrel Polka";
Bluebird 10213 "Eagle Eye Finkle"; "Mrs. Mose has a Million Beaus"
Bluebird 10353 "Sam, the Vegetable Man"; "Now and Then"
Bluebird 10356 "WPA Polka (Wolly Polly Anna)" ; "Broom Dance"
Bluebird 10441 "Stop! It's Wonderful"; "Jiminy Cricket"
Bluebird 10220 "Fidgety Joe"; "A ruble a rhumba"
Other Bands that Elisse is know to have sung or recorded with:Ben Bernie, Bob Chester, Bugsy Sweeny, Jan Savitt, Ceasar Petrillo. Tony Pastor, Hudson-DeLange, Charlie Barnett, Chico Marx, and Red Maddock
What is the Key term Large orchestral work normally in four movements?
A large orchestral work in four movements is a symphony.
Moody blues always perform with an orchestra?
Although the band ostensibly recorded Days of Future Passed with an orchestra (although the orchestral and rock parts were recorded separately), they relied on the Mellotron and later synthesisers, such as the Chamberlain and then the Roland, to replicate the orchestral sound.
It was only when they decided to celebrate the 25th anniversary of that seminal album with A Night at Red Rocks, that they began performing with an orchestra conducted by Larry Baird. This was the case for most of their tours for the next ten years befre they reverted to all tours being the standard rock group set-up of guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and vocals.
Is a decibel an orchestral instrument?
A Zymbal is a musical instrument....
Decibel is a unit of measurement for how loud its sound is :-)
An orchestral family refers to groups of instruments in an orchestra that share similar characteristics and functions. The main families are strings (e.g., violins, violas, cellos, double basses), woodwinds (e.g., flutes, clarinets, oboes, bassoons), brass (e.g., trumpets, trombones, tubas, French horns), and percussion (e.g., drums, cymbals, xylophones). Each family contributes unique sounds and timbres, creating a rich and diverse musical texture in orchestral compositions.