Orchestra!
In music, we have looked at various types of music, with one of them being classical music and the orchestra. For my music students I made a presentation looking at all the families of instruments in an orchestra, as well as looking at a how they sound, and a few famous composers and performances. Here's the presentation. Enjoy and keep your English up!
Orchestra!
What
is an Orchestra?
•An orchestra
is a large instrumental ensemble used in classical music that
contains sections of string, brass, woodwind,
and percussion instruments.
•
•Other
instruments such as the piano and celesta may sometimes be
grouped into a fifth section such as a keyboard section or may stand
alone.
•
•For
20th and 21st century compositions, electric and
electronic instruments can be used.
Conductors
•Orchestras
are usually led by a conductor who directs the performance by way of
visible gestures.
• The
conductor unifies the orchestra, sets the tempo and shapes the sound
of the ensemble.
•Orchestras
play a wide range of repertoire,
including symphonies, overtures, concertos, and music
for operas and ballets.
Types
of instruments.
•The
typical symphony orchestra consists of four groups of related musical
instruments called the wood winds, brass, percussion,
and strings (violin, viola, cello and double
bass).
•
• Other instruments such as
the piano and celesta may sometimes be grouped into a fifth
section such as a keyboard section or may stand alone, as may
the concert harp and electric and electronic instruments.
Listen
to
the
string family in the video.
How do they sound and what instruments sound similar and different?
Listen to the video of the percussion
family being introduced.
How do they sound different to the string
family?
Why do they sound different?
Listen to the video of the Woodwind
family being introduced.
How do they sound compared to String and
percussion?
Listen
to
the
video of the
Brass
family being introduced.
How does this family sound compared to the others?
Here
is how an orchestra sounds when it is being played together, composed by a
conductor!
Can you tell me when you notice each
family being introduced for each orchestra?
Here is a peice by John Williams, one of the most famous
conductors in the world!! Can you recognise some of these very famous peices of
music?
•Orchestra
does not always have to play classical music!
•The
instruments can be used in many genres of music and create their own unique
sounds!
•Here
is an Orchestra conducted by Pete Tong an English DJ who uses the instruments
for dance music at the RADIO 1 IBIZA PROM!
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