Top 10 Best Instruments in a Traditional Orchestra
Whether you find solace in the soothing strains of a violin, get carried away by the majestic resonance of a grand piano, or feel your heart flutter to the rhythmic beats of the timpani, the instruments in a traditional orchestra hold the key to unlocking a harmonious universe.
The flute is a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening. Don't call me biased because I played and still know how to play. I just think it sounds the most beautiful.
A trumpet is a blown musical instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group contains the instruments with the highest register in the brass family. When played right, it can be in any piece.
Very popular with a beautiful sound.
The bassoon is by far the hardest instrument to learn and master. With eight feet of tubing and 14 thumb keys (not counting pinky!), it's no wonder bassoonists are so few and far between. The bassoon is wrongfully stereotyped as the clown of the orchestra when it has the full potential to be as beautiful, vocal, and melodic as the rest of the orchestra or band.
Oh, I've always wanted to play this wonderful instrument.
The saxophone is a family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet.
The violin is a wooden string instrument in the violin family. It is the smallest and highest-pitched instrument in the family in regular use. Honestly, I don't get why string instruments are less voted for than wind instruments. Strings are awesome! Also, the principal first violinist is the concertmaster, the most important player!
Violin music is the most beautiful music of all time, and no traditional orchestra would be complete without violins.
There's no traditional orchestra without violins. There wouldn't be a traditional orchestra, period, without violins.
I love the sound of its deep thud.
I play bass clarinet, and I love the way it sounds. It can be really deep but also high without going overboard. I can't believe this isn't #1. Obviously, nobody has listened to a bass clarinet lately, or they are deaf.
I find it sad that many people don't know what a bass clarinet is or what it looks and sounds like. It is such a beautiful instrument. I had a choice between flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, French horn, trumpet, baritone, trombone, or percussion, and I was like, BASS CLARINET! Sometimes, it makes other instruments sound not as good, but no instrument is truly awful.
People look for special bass clarinet players. They are hard to find since not many people play it, probably only 10 to 15 percent of musicians. Usually, you will have a lot of saxophone or trumpet players, so it's good to be in the uncommon range because you can secure a really good spot in a major band or orchestra one day.
I am the only bass clarinet player in my band. That makes me really disappointed because why would you play something that everyone else plays when you could play something BETTER?! I love other instruments dearly, so don't feel offended if you play something totally different.
This fall, I will start playing the cello and violin. I deeply value my bass clarinet. It's really special to me, and I feel like it's an important part of bands and orchestras!
The cello or violoncello is a bowed or plucked string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It's by far the best-sounding instrument, and fellow cellists, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. If they do, show them this comment and say it is from an actual cellist (because it is).
1. It is big, but not too big.
2. It makes the orchestra sound full.
3. It can go low and high.
4. It sounds amazingly full, unlike woodwinds, brass, and percussion.
5. It is in almost every song in the world, unlike other instruments.
Cello is the best. It has a smooth and rich tone, while other strings are too high-pitched. A great instrument.
Violins are screechy. Basses are too deep. Violas are perfect!
Oboes belong to the classification of double reed woodwind instruments. Oboes are usually made of wood, but there are also oboes made of synthetic materials. Out of all the instruments, this one sounds the prettiest to me.
The piano is a musical instrument played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands.
The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard; the strings are plucked with the fingers.Basses are often looked down on, but playing a bass can be difficult. It is harder to play yet still sounds so beautiful.
It's the most beautiful sounding instrument in the world. It can be a great instrument to double with a French horn. This is not in the orchestra, but the saxophone is? COME ON!
Piccolo adds a sweet highlight to everything. It has such a cute and fun sound from afar, but it's so loud when you are the player or the person next to the piccolo player. It's such an underrated instrument!