The Orchestra

Keyboard instruments are ____ part of the orchestra.

sometimes

four families (sometimes five)

strings, woodwinds, percussion, brass (and sometimes keyboards)

four main families of instruments in the symphony orchestra

brass, percussion, woodwinds, strings

main strings (highest to lowest)

violins (1st & 2nd), violas, cellos, double basses

the strings section sometimes features the ____ as a part-time member

harp

The English horn is actually just a:

tenor oboe (lower)

The Hornbostel-Sachs System instrument classification system organizes instruments:

according to sound source (vibrating string, column of air, membrane, electronic means, or the instrument itself)

Western Symphonic Classification (all categories)

strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, keyboard, electronic instruments

When used as part of the orchestra, the piano is often grouped with the _____instruments.

percussion