Informative Essay On Orchestra

In an ever changing world, there are some things that will forever seem to be the same; the sky has been and shall be blue, people have and will constantly fall in and out of love, the fear of the unknown has been experienced by many, and many more will experience such a feeling, and an orchestra has always been seated that way it has - string instruments in the front with brass, woodwinds, and percussion in the back. Various things that function in a certain way, and continue to function in that certain way, grow to become the norm accepted by many over the years that pass. We get so used to the way everyday things work, that if they were to change, it would be so drastic and result in a sense of unconformity in many. According to Courtney …show more content…
If the cellos sat on the outside, or if the violins sat in the middle, this would look very strange. Again, this has to do with the way we sit now being considered the norm. Any change in our formation would catch the audience off guard, as the audience consists of mostly our family members who have grown used to seeing us sit the certain way we sit now. Therefore, whenever people watch an orchestra perform, they expect the violins on the outside and the cellos and violas on the inside, and the other instruments in the back - change just wouldn’t make any sense. Also, this seating arrangement is a way for the instruments to make resounding sounds because with the violins creating sound on the outside and the lower strings creating sounds in the middle, the sounds made are able to blend together easily and create music. Therefore, the “traditional” way offers arousing sounds for the audience as well. As proven by the video examples provided by James Bennett, II in the WQXR blog publication, the “traditional” way of seating is an arrangement in which the audience gains the most pleasant listening