- Orchestra - Wikipedia
Orchestras play a wide range of repertoire, including symphonies, opera and ballet overtures, concertos for solo instruments, and pit ensembles for operas, ballets, and some types of musical theatre (e g , Gilbert and Sullivan operettas)
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- Orchestra | Classical, Symphonic Chamber | Britannica
Orchestra, instrumental ensemble of varying size and composition Although applied to various ensembles found in Western and non-Western music, orchestra in an unqualified sense usually refers to the typical Western music ensemble of bowed stringed instruments complemented by wind and percussion
- What Is an Orchestra? Instruments, Types, History and More
An orchestra is a group of instrumentalists who play together to create a coherent piece of music, mostly Classical music These instruments are typically a diverse assortment from the bowed string, woodwind, brass, and percussion families
- Classical Considerations: A Beginners Guide to the Orchestra Hierarchy
To the untrained eye, an orchestra can look deceptively democratic: rows of musicians sitting in elegant arcs, each part of a serene collective In reality, an orchestra runs on one of the most precise hierarchies in the performing arts, a structure designed not for ego, but for the simple reaso
- A Guide to the Orchestra | City Lit
The standard symphony orchestra, since the early 20th century, has around 80 players, comprising 50–60 strings, at least four of each kind of woodwind, three of each brass instrument, and lots of percussion
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