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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. Orchestra - Wikipedia

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    An orchestra (/ ˈ ɔːr k ɪ s t r ə /; 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

  4. String section - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago Symphony Orchestra performing with a jazz group. The string sections are at the front of the orchestra, arrayed in a semicircle around the conductor's podium. The string section of an orchestra is composed of bowed instruments belonging to the violin family. It normally consists of first and second violins, violas, cellos, and ...

  5. Category:Compositions for string orchestra - Wikipedia

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    Capriccio for Harp and String Orchestra; 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

  6. List of classical music genres - Wikipedia

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    String octet – Composition for eight string instruments. Nonet – Composition for nine instruments or voices. Concert aria – Standalone aria or operatic song written specifically for a solo singer and orchestra.

  7. Shorthand for orchestra instrumentation - Wikipedia

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    String instruments: harp, violins, violas, cellos, basses, frequently abbreviated to 'str', 'strs' or similar. If any soloists or a choir are called for, their parts are usually printed between the percussion/keyboards and the strings in the score. The basic order of the instruments, as seen above, is common to all of the shorthand systems.

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