Instrumental medley
In western classical music, an orchestra plays an important role. It combines various kinds of instruments into a large ensemble. Orchestral instruments are of four kinds:
Bowed and stringed such as violin, ciola, cello and double bass
Woodwind such as flute, saxophone, clarinet and oboe
Brass such as hron, trumpet, tuba and trombone
Percussion such as different types of drums, triangle, tambourine, cymbals and xylophone
An orchestra can have musicians ranging from 70 to 100, depending on the compositions being performed. These are called symphony or philarmonic orchestra. A smaller one with around 50 musicians is called a chamber orchestra.
An orchestra is led by a conductor, who directs the musicians with the movement of hands.
Among the more famous orchestras are the London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philarmonic, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Philarmonic Orchestra among others.
Now that you have read about the orchestra, here is an activity for you. Below are the letters of the word ‘orchestra’ arranged in a flower pattern. You have to find four-letter, five-letter, six-letter and seven-letter words from these letters. The central letter must be included in each word. There are 25 words. How many can you find?