Description
Orchestral Instruments
The “Orchestra Instrument Families” video showed pictures of four instrumental groups and the sound of the instruments from each group.
Instruction
Before completing this, please ensure you have read and understood all the information on the “Musical Elements” page and watched a video on Orchestral Instruments. Please post addressing the following three questions:
How does the size of an instrument affect its sound volume?
What instruments make low sounds?
Which instruments play higher sounds?
Here lecture:
5.1. Instrumentation in Classical Music
During the Baroque Period, most standard Classical Musical Instruments were invented/developed, and the “Orchestra” was formed.
“Orchestra” is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from four different families:
Bowed string instruments: violin, viola, cello, and double bass
Brass instruments: horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba
Woodwinds: flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon
Percussion instruments: timpani, bass drum, triangle, snare drum, and cymbals.
While you are watching the “Orchestra Instrument Families,” pay careful attention to the following:
Four Classical Instrumental groups in the Orchestra: String, Brass, Woodwind, and Percussion.
Each instrument’s sound/pitch registers.
Each instrument’s looks and sizes
Student Learning Outcome
Define important musical terms and use those terms accurately in your own vocabulary.
Identify the musical characteristics represented by those terms in music.
Understand specific instruments and genres based on the musical characteristics observed.
