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  2. Orchestra - Wikipedia

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    The first is a Baroque orchestra (i.e., J.S. Bach, Handel, Vivaldi), which generally had a smaller number of performers, and in which one or more chord-playing instruments, the basso continuo group (e.g., harpsichord or pipe organ and assorted bass instruments to perform the bassline), played an important role; the second is a typical classical ...

  3. Overtone - Wikipedia

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    The relative volume or amplitude of various overtone partials is ... Name 1 Name 2 Name 3 ... Another seminal spectral work is Tristan Murail's Gondwana for orchestra.

  4. Big Five (orchestras) - Wikipedia

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    Gary Hanson, former executive director of the Cleveland Orchestra, commented in 2013 that an orchestra's reputation was once an important factor in its "ability to compete for talent", meaning "there was a direct relationship between reputation and quality."

  5. Violin acoustics - Wikipedia

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    Violin acoustics is an area of study within musical acoustics concerned with how the sound of a violin is created as the result of interactions between its many parts.These acoustic qualities are similar to those of other members of the violin family, such as the viola.

  6. Concert pitch - Wikipedia

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    A written C, top, on a B ♭ clarinet sounds a concert B ♭, bottom.. Concert pitch is the pitch reference to which a group of musical instruments are tuned for a performance. . Concert pitch may vary from ensemble to ensemble, and has varied widely over

  7. List of symphony orchestras - Wikipedia

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    CBC Radio Orchestra; Edmonton Symphony Orchestra; Esprit Orchestra; Georgian Bay Symphony; Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra; I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra; Kanata Symphony Orchestra; Kingston Symphony; Kitchener–Waterloo Symphony (defunct since September 2023) Manitoba Chamber Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Orchestre ...

  8. 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.

  9. List of symphony orchestras in the United States - Wikipedia

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    There were 1,224 symphony orchestras in the United States as of 2014. Some U.S. orchestras maintain a full 52-week performing season, but most are small and have shorter seasons.