MUSIC

• Orchestra


  A large group of musicians playing different musical instruments together led by a conductor
• Orchestra


  • The instruments of the orchestra are divided into four sections which produce interweaving sounds
• Sections of the orchestra

  • String section
  • Woodwind section
  • Brass section
  • Percussion section
• String section


  The most important section in the orchestra, played by bowing or plucking the instruments to produce sounds
• Violin


  • Soprano of the string family, the smallest string in the orchestra, high sound
• Viola


  • Alto of the string family, looks like a violin but bigger in size, the "middle register", darker, lower, and richer sound than violin
• Cello


  • Tenor of the string family, warm, deep, mellow, clear, sweet, bright, rich, dull, and rumbling tone
• String bass or double bass

  • Bass of the string family, one of the lowest sounding instruments in the orchestra
• Harp


  • Sometimes included in the string family depending on the musical period when the music is played
• Woodwind section


  Originally made of wooden materials, now metal is used, sound is produced by blowing the mouthpiece of the instrument using either a single or double reed
• Flute


  • Soprano of the woodwind family, has a warm and smooth tone in the lower register that can become brighter, clearer, and piercing in the higher register
• Piccolo


  • Soprano, like a small flute but the sound is higher than the flute
• Clarinet


  • Soprano tone and can produce a sound somewhat like that a bass, its tone can vary from a low dark to a brilliant high sound
• Oboe


  • Has a bright soprano, tone, color, and nasal quality
• Saxophone


  • A soprano instrument that can produce alto, tenor, and bass sounds
• English horn


  • Alto in the woodwind family, looks like an oboe but the bottom looks like a pear-shaped bell
• Bassoon


  • Comparable to a bass in the human voice, lower-pitched instrument that has a warm, dark, and reedy tone, "clown" in the group because it produces a low comical sound
• Contrabassoon


  • Comparable to a bass in the human voice, lowest sounding instrument within the orchestra and is larger than a bassoon
• Brass section


  Important in producing loud and exciting sounds of the orchestra, the materials used are made of brass, the instruments produce sounds by buzzing the player's lips against the mouthpiece
• Trumpet


  • Soprano, high and brilliant sound
• French horn


  • Alto, lower and more mellow sound than the trumpet
• Trombone


  • Tenor, deeper and darker tone than the french horn
• Tuba


  • Bass of the brass family, dark, deep, and powerful sound
• Percussion section


  Acts as a rhythmic section of the orchestra, makes special sounds and adds excitement and color, the instruments in this section are shaken, scraped, or hit
• Timpani


  • Can be played both as a rhythmic and melodic instrument
• Chimes


  • Produce a very bright sound
• Cymbals


  • Produce a clanging sound
• Xylophone


  • Produces a variety of sounds such as wooden, bright, rattling, shrill, brittle, hollow, tinkling, and a clear sounds
• Snare drum


  • Produces a rattling sound
• Bass drum


  • Produces a very low banging sound
• Triangle


  • Produces a brilliant, tinkling, and ringing sound
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