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: ...

"A primer ... demonstrating the range and special capabilities of each instrument of the orchestra, with examples drawn from the symphonic repertory." Performed by ...

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 ...

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Few contest that a centuries-old violin will be more coveted than its newer counterparts, assuming it was well-made to begin with. That’s how luthiers like Stradivari and Guarneri have become ...

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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 ...