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<div style=’font-size: 125%; position: relative; top: 15px;’>People have been gathering together to play musical instruments for thousands of years. It was only in the Medieval era that instrumentalists throughout Europe began to organize themselves into performing ensembles. As time progressed, these ensembles began to expand, new instruments were developed and added, and the roles of the ensembles changed. Eventually, the symphony orchestra, as we know it today, was born.
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These instruments are part of different instrument families.
Each family can be described by the types of instruments that are part of them.
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<div align=’center’ style=’font-size: 150%; ‘>The orchestra has not always looked the way it does today. Like in art, music can be divided into era’s, and the orchestra looked different during each one.</div>
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<div class=”right” style=’font-size: 110%; ‘>The string family can be identified by what part of the instrument makes sound,which are the strings. String instruments have metal strings that produce sound when plucked or bowed using a bow. Learn more here:
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<div class=”right”>The woodwind family can be identified by how the instrument makes sound and what the instrument is made of.
Woodwind instruments generally produce sound when air is blown through them and are traditionally made of wood.
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Brass instruments are made of brass metal and produce sound through a combination of the vibration of air blown through the instrument and the vibration of the player’s lips on a mouthpiece.
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<div class=”right”>The percussion family is the most varied family in the orchestra with many instruments that are played in many different ways. Percussion instruments make sound by either being hit (with hands, sticks or mallets), shacken, rubbed, or even sometimes bowed. Percussion instruments can be made of a wide variety of materials.
Percussionists consider almost anything to be a percussion instrument, including junk yard trash!
Standard orchestral percussion instruments are generally classified into two categories: pitched and unpitched.
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In the Medieval era instrumental ensembles were used almost exclusively for outdoor celebrations and events/gatherings at royal courts.
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Most music composed during this era was sacred vocal music written for use/performance in the church. Instruments were considered too brash for the church (a place of worship and sanctuary).
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<div align=’center’ style=’font-size: 115%;’>Many instruments used in Medieval ensembles resemble modern instruments today. Examples include the veille and rebec (precursors to the violin)</div>
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And the shawm (precursor to the oboe).
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Similar to the Medieval era, instrumental ensembles in the Renaissance period primarily performed for celebrations, dances, and gatherings.
Instruments/ ensembles were also primarily used to accompany vocalists and vocal music.
New instruments were developed during this time, including the sackbut (precursor to the trombone) and dulcian (precursor to the bassoon).
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The Baroque era saw the rise of music written specifically for instrumental ensembles. Virtuosic capabilities of many instruments were greatly enhanced, and instruments began to resemble what we know them as today.
The modern orchestra was also born during this era largely due to these developments. The use of strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion together started to become common.
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In the Classical era, the orchestra gradually transitioned into the standard symphony orchestra of today.
Woodwind and brass sections were gradually greatly expanded and became used consistently in orchestral music.
Two prominent changes to the instrumentation of the orchestra included: addition of clarinets to the woodwind section (the clarinet was only invented in the early 18th century), and addition of trombones to the brass section (especially in music composed after 1800).
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In the Romantic era, the size of each section of the orchestra increased and many new instruments were added that became common features in orchestral music.
The orchestra has stayed relatively the same since the Romantic era, and individual composers sometimes include other unique instruments to achieve certain moods or sound effects.
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The harp is the only string instrument that is not bowed. It is played by plucking the strings with fingers.
The origins of the harp can be traced to the ancient Greek [[lyre]]: an early plucked string instrument.
Often characterized by its angelic and heavenly sound.
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<div style=’font-size: 200%; text-align: center;’>Identify the instruments from the audio clips below.</div>
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A
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<div style=’position:relative; top:-130px;font-size: 200%; text-align: center;’>Identify the instruments shown below.</div>
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<div style=’position:relative; top:-130px;font-size: 200%; text-align: center;’>Identify the instruments shown below.</div>
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Which brass instrument uses a slide instead of pistons (buttons)?
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What do brass players use to make sound?
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Which brass instrument plays the highest notes?
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<div style=’font-size: 200%; text-align: center;’>Identify the instruments from the audio clips below.</div>
<div style=’font-size: 100%; text-align: center;’>Hint: do not forget to capitalize.</div>
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A
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C
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E
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D
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<div align=’center’ style=’font-size: 200%; position: center; top: 0px;’>Identify the instruments shown below.</div>
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<div style=’position:relative; top:-130px;font-size: 200%; text-align: center;’>Identify the instruments shown below.</div>
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What is a snare drum played with?
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Which instruments are also known as kettle drums?
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What type of percussion instruments can play pitches like //do re mi// ?
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<div align=’left’ style=’font-size: 150%; ‘>Ochestras perform a wide range of music and have been doing so for centuries. The orchestra however does not always perform on their own. </div>
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Symphonies are one of the most important works an orchestra can do.
Symphonies tend to be long pieces (from 20-90 minutes long) with multiple parts. These parts are called movements.
Most symphonies have 4 movements and tend to follow a structure that looks something like this:
Allegro – Introductory movement of a lively speed
Largo – A slow movement that usually contrasts with the first
Scherzo – A fast movement that can sound dance-like.
Finale – This is where most composers give the orchestra an opportunity to show off their skills. The last movement of a symphony is often grandiose and complex.
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A suite is a series of musical works that traditionally feature certain types of dances such as the chaconne, gigue(jig), minuet and many more. In more modern times the suite lost its dance focus. A suite now is more commonly a collection of shorter pieces meant to be played together as a set.
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Concerto’s are very similar to symphonies. They are longer pieces, typically divided into movements with contrasting tempi, but rather than featuring the whole orchestra, concertos feature a soloist accompanied by an orchestra.
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Some of these songs are solos where the actor/singer features their musical skills and shares their characters emotions. These are known as Arias:
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Some of these songs focus more on text and exist to help move the story along and give the audience more information. These are known as Recitatif:
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Operas do not exclusively feature singers however. To begin the performance the orchestra will play what is called an Overture on its own which sets the scene/mood for the opera.
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Musical Theater is a type of theater similar to opera where some of what happens on stage is sung, but rather than have the actors sing throughout the performance, musical theater has sections of dialogue and sometimes dance interspersed. Singers of musical theater also use a different vocal technique from opera singers.
Like in Opera the orchestra’s role in musical theater is to set a mood and create an ambience for the drama and perform from a place called the pit.
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The orchestra’s purpose within a film or television series is to help set scenes and enhance the emotions being felt by the viewer. This means the orchestra will often record many pieces for many changing scenes.
Can you hear the scene changes in this musical example?
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The orchestra also often finds itself playing music for video games. The orchestra’s purpose within the game is to help set scenes and enhance the emotions being felt by the players. This means the orchestra will often record many pieces for many changing scenes in a game.
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1. A Symphony typically has how many movements?
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The orchestra has also found its way into other non-classical realms of singing. You can hear orchestras accompanying some of the great jazz singers of the middle 1900’s as well as some pop, rock, and even heavy metal groups near the end of the same century and into the new millenium.
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