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  2. String orchestra - Wikipedia

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    A string orchestra is an orchestra consisting solely of a string section made up of the bowed strings used in Western Classical music. The instruments of such an orchestra are most often the following: the violin, which is divided into first and second violin players (each usually playing different parts), the viola, the cello, and usually, but not always, the double bass.

  3. String instrument - Wikipedia

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    Bowed instruments include the string section instruments of the orchestra in Western classical music (violin, viola, cello and double bass) and a number of other instruments (e.g., viols and gambas used in early music from the Baroque music era and fiddles used in many types of folk music). All of the bowed string instruments can also be ...

  4. Category:Compositions for string orchestra - Wikipedia

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    Capriol Suite. Celtic Voices and Hale Bopp. Concerto for Double String Orchestra (Tippett) Concerto for Piano, Violin and Strings (Mendelssohn) Concerto for Two Violins (Bach) Concerto for Two Violins and String Orchestra (Arnold) Concerto for Violin and Strings (Mendelssohn) Concerto funebre. Concerto Grosso (Vaughan Williams)

  5. List of string instruments - Wikipedia

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    Apache fiddle (Apache) Apkhyarta (Abkhazia) Arpeggione. Banhu (China) Baryton. Bazantar (United States) Bowed dulcimer. Bowed guitar. Bowed psaltery (United States)

  6. String section - Wikipedia

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    The string section is composed of bowed instruments belonging to the violin family. It normally consists of first and second violins, violas, cellos, and double basses. It is the most numerous group in the standard orchestra. In discussions of the instrumentation of a musical work, the phrase "the strings" or "and strings" is used to indicate a ...

  7. Shorthand for orchestra instrumentation - Wikipedia

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    Shorthand for orchestra instrumentation. The shorthand for the instrumentation of a symphony orchestra (and other similar ensembles) is used to outline which and how many instruments, especially wind instruments, are called for in a given piece of music. The shorthand is ordered in the same fashion as the parts of the individual instruments in ...

  8. Orchestra - Wikipedia

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    An orchestra (/ ˈɔːrkɪstrə /; OR-ki-strə) [1] is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: String instruments, such as the violin, viola, cello, and double bass. Woodwinds, such as the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon ...

  9. 101 Strings - Wikipedia

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    101 Strings. 101 Strings Orchestra was the brand for a highly successful easy listening symphonic music organization, with a discography exceeding 150 albums and a creative lifetime of around 30 years beginning in 1957. 101 Strings had a trademark sound, focusing on melody with a laid-back ambiance most often featuring strings. [1]

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