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A 3/4 violin is 335 mm (13.2 in), and a 1/2 size is 310 mm (12 in). Rarely, one finds a size referred to as 7/8 which is approximately 340 mm (13.5 in), sometimes called a "ladies' fiddle." Viola size is specified as body length rather than fractional sizes. A 'full-size' viola averages 400 mm (16 in), but may range as long as 450 or 500 mm (18 ...
Little Suite No 1 for Brass Band, (Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo) Op. 80 (1963) Little Suite No 2 for Brass Band, Op. 93 (1967) Little Suite No 3 for Brass Band, Op. 131 (1987) Fantasy for Brass Band, Op. 114 (1974) Symphony for Brass Instruments, Op. 123 (1978)
Hymn-style arrangement of "Adeste Fideles" in standard two-staff format (bass staff and treble staff) for mixed voices Tibetan musical score from the 19th century. Sheet music is a handwritten or printed form of musical notation that uses musical symbols to indicate the pitches, rhythms, or chords of a song or instrumental musical piece.
String Quartet No. 5 in A minor (1915, pub.1916; this won a second prize in the Cobbett Competition, and presumably there were four earlier quartets) [9] [26] Rhapsody in D major for viola and piano (1918); published 1927 [9] [24] Violin Concerto in A minor (1918; published in piano reduction) [9] Viola Concerto (1918) [2] [9]
The body length (not including the neck) of a full-size, or 4 ⁄ 4, violin is 356 mm (14.0 in), smaller in some 17th-century models. A 3 ⁄ 4 violin's body length is 335 mm (13.2 in), and a 1 ⁄ 2 size is 310 mm (12.2 in). With the violin's closest family member, the viola, size is specified as body length in inches or centimeters rather ...
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In performances of operas and ballets, the pit orchestra is typically similar in size to a symphony orchestra, though it may contain smaller string and brass sections, depending upon the piece. Such orchestras may vary in size from approximately 30 musicians (early Baroque and Classical opera) to as many as 90–100 musicians (Wagnerian opera).
The playing ranges of the instruments in the violin family overlap each other, but the tone quality and physical size of each distinguishes them from one another. The ranges are as follows: violin: G 3 to E 7 (practical, notes up to A7 are possible); viola: C 3 to A 6 (conservative); violoncello: C 2 to A 5 (conservative); and double-bass: E 1 to C 5 (slightly expanded from conservative estimate).