orchestra instruments by katia carrasco

INSTRUMENTS

String family

BLOWED

Violin

VIOLIN• There are more violins in a symphony orchestra than any other instrument.

Viola

VIOLA• This instrument

looks like the twin brother of the violin, but it's a bit bigger with a slightly lower sound.

Cello

CELLO• You have to sit

down and hold this instrument between your knees to play it. It has a rich and mellow sound.

Double bass

DOUBLE BASS• This instrument

stands over six feet tall and is the lowest sounding instrument in the string family.

Cembalo

CEMBALOA musical instrument played by means of a keyboard.

It was very popular in the Baroque era ( 1600-1750).

PLACKED

Harp

HARP• The instrument of the

angels.

• It has 47 strings and seven pedals.

Guitar

GUITARIt's a plucked string instrument usually played with fingers and sometimes with a pick.

KEYBOARD

Piano

PIANO• It is the most

popular of all the keyboard instruments.

• Lots of music has been written for it.

Wind

Family

WOODWINDINSTRUMENTS

Flute

FLUTE• This silver instrument has a high, bright sound.

Clarinet

CLARINET• It is a single reed instrument.

Saxophone

SAXOPHONE• It is the newest of the woodwind instruments.

Oboe

OBOE• It has a nasal, piercing sound and uses a double reed.

Bassoon

BASSOON• It is the largest of the woodwind instruments.

BRASSWIND

Trumpet

TRUMPET• It is the most popular of all the brass instruments, and one of the oldest.

French horn

FRENCH HORN• This

instrument was once carried on horseback during fox hunts.

Trombone

TROMBONE•This instrument can slide from one note to another.

Tuba

TUBA• It is the lowest sounding brass instrument.

Other Wind Instruments(ORGANO)

Other Wind Instruments(ORGANO)• This

keyboard instrument is almost always found in churches.

(:• Name: Katia Carrasco

Mantero

• Class: 1º ESO B

• Date: 30/1/13