Orchestra Instruments by Katia Carrasco
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INSTRUMENTS
String family
BLOWED
Violin
VIOLIN• There are more violins in a symphony orchestra than any other instrument.
Viola
VIOLA• This instrument
looks like the twin brother of the violin, but it's a bit bigger with a slightly lower sound.
Cello
CELLO• You have to sit
down and hold this instrument between your knees to play it. It has a rich and mellow sound.
Double bass
DOUBLE BASS• This instrument
stands over six feet tall and is the lowest sounding instrument in the string family.
Cembalo
CEMBALOA musical instrument played by means of a keyboard.
It was very popular in the Baroque era ( 1600-1750).
PLACKED
Harp
HARP• The instrument of the
angels.
• It has 47 strings and seven pedals.
Guitar
GUITARIt's a plucked string instrument usually played with fingers and sometimes with a pick.
KEYBOARD
Piano
PIANO• It is the most
popular of all the keyboard instruments.
• Lots of music has been written for it.
Wind
Family
WOODWINDINSTRUMENTS
Flute
FLUTE• This silver instrument has a high, bright sound.
Clarinet
CLARINET• It is a single reed instrument.
Saxophone
SAXOPHONE• It is the newest of the woodwind instruments.
Oboe
OBOE• It has a nasal, piercing sound and uses a double reed.
Bassoon
BASSOON• It is the largest of the woodwind instruments.
BRASSWIND
Trumpet
TRUMPET• It is the most popular of all the brass instruments, and one of the oldest.
French horn
FRENCH HORN• This
instrument was once carried on horseback during fox hunts.
Trombone
TROMBONE•This instrument can slide from one note to another.
Tuba
TUBA• It is the lowest sounding brass instrument.
Other Wind Instruments(ORGANO)
Other Wind Instruments(ORGANO)• This
keyboard instrument is almost always found in churches.
(:• Name: Katia Carrasco
Mantero
• Class: 1º ESO B
• Date: 30/1/13