Composers have been writing music for the group of instruments we call an orchestra for the last four centuries. Endlessly adaptable and always evolving, an orchestra can be made up of 20 players or ...

Orchestras began tuning to the oboe, in part, because its sound was more penetrating in a performance setting than gut strings. There were also fewer oboes than violins, and in the earliest orchestras ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. This family needs no fanfare! Brass intruments can fit in anywhere: ...

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Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. The trumpet is the highest brass instrument. It is made from a brass tube ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. The french horn (or horn for short) consists of a very long brass tube, which ...