symphony orchestra

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

by T. Oglezneva 751

INCLUDES 4 GROUPS OF INSTRUMENTS

• Stringed

• Woodwind

• Brass

• Percussion

HISTORY• Music played by ensembles belonged to the

church or was performed privately• Small ensembles consisting of the lute, viola,

flute, oboe, trombone, harp, drum

18th CENTURY• The main role of the

stringed• The group of

woodwind instruments: the flute, oboe, bassoon

• Timpani and trumpet were included

• The clavecin

CLASSICAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• 30 stringed instruments

• 2 flutes• 2 oboes• 2 bassoons• The clarinet• 2 trumpets• 2-3 French horns and

timpanis

THE MODERN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

From 60 to over 100 musicians

THE STRINGED SECTIONis the most numerous

THE WOODWIND SECTION

FlutePiccolo Oboe

Clarinet Saxophone Bassoon

THE BRASS SECTION

French horn Trumpet

Trombone Tuba

THE PERCUSSION SECTION

THE KEYBOARD

Grand pianoPianoforte

OrganSynthesizer

THE BEST ORCHESTRAS

1. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam

2. Berlin Philharmonic

3. Vienna Philharmonic

4. London Symphony Orchestra

5. Chicago Symphony Orchestra

6. Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

7. Cleveland Orchestra 

8. Los Angeles Philharmonic

9. Budapest Festival Orchestra

10. Dresden Staatskapelle

14. Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra

According to “the Gramophone” publications

ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA

• Founded in 1888 in Amsterdam• Chief conductor – Mariss Jansons• A collection of nearly 1000 recordings

LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Founded in 1904

Played soundtracks for Star Wars, Harry Potter, the Twilight etc

Sir Colin Davis – the President

Michael Tilson Thomas - principal guest conductor

Daniel Harding - principal guest conductor

Andre Previn – conductor laureate

VALERY GERGIEV• Principal conductor

of the LSO since 2004

• The Artistic and General Director of the Mariinsky Theatre

• Great ability to capture the audience

• Internationally recognized

• The founder of the great amount of festivals

• Opened the Carnegie Hall season

• Brought fame to the Mariinsky Theatre

CONDUCTOR

• A leader of the symphony orchestra• Uses a baton to conduct the orchestra• Endowed with a solid knowledge base of music, musical instruments• Has nice ear• An interpreter of musical compositions

• Lesson plan

• Topical plan

• Presentations

THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION!