| When visitors enter a concert hall to hear a | | | | concert hall, and the musician will check the tuning |
| symphonic orchestra, they will see a orchestrated | | | | of each stringed instrument briefly when they |
| seating arrangement stretched out across the | | | | take their seat. All tuning will be done before the |
| stage before them. Many might wonder about the | | | | concert performance begins and at intervals |
| musical instruments that will be used during the | | | | throughout the night. |
| performance because there are no signs posted | | | | The musical instruments that comprise the |
| to identify the types of musical instruments and | | | | woodwind instruments section are the clarinet, |
| the specific placement of them. Some | | | | flute, piccolo, oboe, and bassoon. There are |
| instruments will be on the stage, such as the | | | | generally four musical instruments of each type in |
| piano, and kettle drums and others will be brought | | | | a symphonic orchestra with the exception of the |
| to the stage by the musician that is trained to | | | | piccolo, which remains the responsibility of one |
| play it. | | | | orchestra member. The types of clarinets will |
| The number of musical instruments that will make | | | | range from the deep notes emitted from the |
| up a symphonic orchestra will total more than 100. | | | | contra bass clarinet to the high notes which come |
| The types of musical instrument are numerous | | | | from the E-flat clarinet. All of these musical |
| and each instrument style will be placed in a | | | | instruments are tubular shaped and some will |
| specific category. A complete orchestra will | | | | require placement on the floor when it is played. |
| contain stringed instruments, woodwinds, | | | | The brass section of a symphonic orchestra is |
| instruments made of brass, percussion | | | | easy to see because this type of musical |
| instruments, and toward the front of the | | | | instrument is shiny and easily seen from great |
| orchestra, a harp can be seen sitting in a stand | | | | distances. The types of musical instruments in the |
| waiting to be raised and played by a talented | | | | brass section will be French horns, trumpets, |
| musician. Some musical instrument types will fit | | | | trombones, and tuba. Some concert goers might |
| into odd musical instrument categories. | | | | think that the saxophone belongs to this |
| The musical instruments that will always be placed | | | | category, but in fact, it is considered to be a |
| in the strings category are the violin, violas, cellos, | | | | woodwind instrument because the mouthpiece |
| and double basses. The violin and violas are held in | | | | requires air to be blown into it to emit a musical |
| the hand when played and the cellos and double | | | | sound. |
| basses must be played in a standing position and | | | | The final types of musical instruments placed in |
| will be equipped with pins that extend from the | | | | the percussion instruments category of a |
| bottom and give the musician traction with the | | | | symphonic orchestra are the timpani, snare drum, |
| flooring during the symphonic performance. | | | | bass drum, triangle, cymbals, chimes, xylophone, |
| The cellos and double basses will be the musical | | | | celesta, tam-tam, and the triangle. These are the |
| instruments that the audience can view before | | | | loudest instruments in an orchestra and are |
| the performance starts because these musical | | | | generally positioned behind all other orchestra |
| instruments are bulky and take time to set up | | | | members because of the noise levels that each |
| before the performance starts. The musician will | | | | instrument can produce. |
| carry all other string musical instruments into the | | | | |