Instruments of the orchestra

Instruments of the Orchestra is part of the Cambridge Assignments in Music series. The books and their accompanying cassettes form a useful anthology of musical styles from Renaissance to the present day - each comprising a resource book of varied types of music in print together with the music in sound.

CONTENIDO:

1. What is an orchestra?
2. Strings
Violin
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
Harp
3. Woodwinds
Flute
Piccolo
Oboe
Cor anglais
Clarinet
Bass clarinet
Saxophone
Bassoon
Double bassoon

4. Brass
Horn
Trumpet
Cornet
Trombone
Tuba

5. Percussion
Timpani or kettle drums
Bass drum
Snare drum or side drum
Cymbals
Glockenspiel
Xylophone
Celesta
Vibraphone
Triangle
Tambourine
Castanets
Woodblocks
Tubular bells
Tam-tam or gong
Other percussion instruments

6. Full orchestra