Woodwind instrument

Family of Music When the term orchestra is defined, it is stated to be a group of instruments, especially on combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music. But it is much more than just a group of instruments. More like a family of instruments, and when together they make beautiful classical music for everyone to enjoy. The orchestra is composed of four major instrument families, the string family, the woodwind family, the brass family, and the percussion family. The strings are the largest family of instruments in the orchestra. It has four major instruments the violin, which is the smallest, viola, cello, and the biggest, the double bass. The smaller instruments, the violin and viola, make a higher-pitched sound, and the larger cello and double bass make low rich sounds. They are all shaped very similar to one another, with curvy wooden bodies and wooden necks. The strings stretch over the body and neck and attach to small decorative heads, where they are tuned with small tuning pegs.…

What is a woodwind instrument? The woodwind instruments are instruments that produce sound as a result of air flowing through them. Instruments that belong to this family include the oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon and flute. While all of the other instruments mentioned are actually classified as reed instruments because that is the way that the air flows through them, the flute is an instrument that makes its sound from air being blown across an opening. The openings are closed or kept open…

Let’s Band Together Ever since I saw a high school band perform for us during an assembly, I’ve wanted to be a part of the band experience. I’ve been waiting for today all summer, today I get to pick which instrument I get to play. I’m not even the slightest bit mad that I have to go to my school a day before school even starts. As I walk into my elementary school, I proudly remember that I’ve gone to this school for years. It feels good knowing I get to finally be a fifth grader and rule the…

already enthusiastic about attending this show. The orchestra performed very well and helped with accurately describing the emotions of the actors throughout the show. They even incorporated some of Christoph Willibald Gluck’s music in the show, which really helped with setting the mood of the plot. I will be discussing the Instruments played throughout the show, skill level of the musicians, Rhythm, and the emotions that it made me feel. The instruments that I saw were mostly…

An orchestra is an ensemble of string, brass, woodwind, percussion and keyboard instruments. The instruments found in each section have different tonal qualities, playing techniques and different ways of producing sound. The string section consists of the violin, the viola, the cello, the double bass and even the harp. These instruments provide the greatest range of expression, intensity and modulation making the string section the foundation of the orchestra. String instruments provide lyrical…

The piece opens with a long low somewhat ominous blowing in the woodwind section. The string section accompanies the woodwind, building the shadowy dark tension. Gradually this sound builds and builds into a great rumbling crescendo. The music then gallops off from there into a cheerful frenzy that rises and falls like dancers in a colorful dance. It is played predominantly by the strings along with woodwind. The feeling is light and happy. A slight rolling in the percussion builds excitement.…

The four most commonly used instruments in the string family are the violin, the viola, the cello and the double (string) bass. They are all made by gluing pieces of wood together to form a hollow “sound box.” The quality of sound of one of these instruments depends on its shape, the wood it is made from, the thickness of both the top and back, and the varnish that coats its outside surface. The violin is the smallest and highest-pitched member of the string family. It is held under the chin…

white baton began to rise in the air, and with a small twist in the wrist, slowly swirled in front of the orchestra, as if chanting a spell to lure the audience into a world of magic. At that moment, the harp began to sing with its angel-resembling voice, soon followed by the other stringed instruments creating a dulcet stream of notes. Piccolos and flutes…

The UNL Symphonic Band concert, I Raise My Song To You, was on Tuesday, October 13. The first piece was the Overture to “Candide”. It was in a major mode and in triple meter. The piece started off with a quick paced forte dynamic with monophonic texture. In the beginning, brass instruments would play a melody and the percussion and woodwind instruments would play a melody in response. There is a decrescendo about halfway through, and the piccolo comes in quietly playing the high-pitched melody.…

orchestra is merely alike. This assumption is due to similar musical instruments, but in all reality an orchestra is a more advanced and diverse group with a very different sound. This specific group gives off the sound of classical music and is usually performed at a concert or a classical event. The orchestra deprived its name from the Greek word "orcheisthai," which means “to dance.” The orchestra is grouped and seated by its instrument. In the 1800’s the most important part of an orchestra…