Symphony

Orchestra

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StringConductor

String

Brass

Percussion

WoodwindsSpecials

Conductor• Conducting is the

act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. Orchestras, choirs, concert bands, and other musical ensembles often have conductors.

A conductor

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String• Is the largest body of the standard orchestra

and consists of bowed string instruments of the violin family. It normally comprises five sections: the first violins, the second violins, the violas, the cellos, and the double basses (or basses). The abbreviation "and strings" is understood thus in descriptions of instrumentation.

String Instruments

Violin Viola Cello Double bassesmap

Woodwinds• A woodwind instrument is a musical

instrument which produces sound when the player blows air against an edge of, or opening in, the instrument, causing the air to vibrate within a resonator. Most commonly, the player blows against a thin piece of wood called a reed. Most of these instruments were originally made of wood, but some, such as the saxophone and some flutes, are now commonly made of other materials such as metals or plastics.

Woodwinds Instruments

Basson

Flute

Oboe

English Horn

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Brass• Is a musical instrument whose tone is

produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a tubular resonator. There are two factors in changing the pitch on a valved brass instrument: pressing the valves to change the length of the tubing, and changing the player's lip aperture or "embouchure", which determines the frequency of the vibration into the instrument.

Brass Instruments

TrumpetFrench horn

Trombone

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Percussion• A percussion instrument is any object

which produces a sound by being hit with an implement, shaken, rubbed, scraped, or by any other action which sets the object into vibration. The term usually applies to an object used in a rhythmic context or with musical intent.

Percussion InstrumentsCymbals

Gong

Triangle

Xylophone

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Specials

They are instruments that are in use in special occasions.

For example: the piano and the harp

Piano

Harp

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