Best Instruments In a Traditional Orchestra

Don't call me biased because I played and still know how to play I just think it sounds the most beautiful.
Does anybody else also get a headache when they play this?
Because I play it

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 far and few in between. The bassoon is wrongfully stereotyped as the clown of the orchestra when they have the full opportunity to be just as beautiful, vocal, melodic as the rest of the orchestra/band.
Oh, I've always wanted to played this wonderful instrument.
Bassoon is the best!
The best sound

It sounds really pretty.

Honestly, I don't get why string instruments are so less voted 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 a traditional orchestra period without violins.
I'm surprised this is way down on the list, as this is the most prominent instrument in the traditional orchestra.
I love the noise of it's 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 even believe this isn't #1 obviously nobody listened to a bass clarinet lately or they are deaf.
I find it sad that a lot of people don't know what a bass clarinet is or don't know what it looks or sounds like. It is such a pretty 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! It sometimes makes the other instruments sound not as good but no instrument is really that awful.
And people look for these special bass clarinet players. They are hard to find since not a whole lot of people play it, probably 10 to 15 percent of the population of musicians. Usually you will have like a ton of saxophone or trumpet players, so it's good to be in the uncommon range because you can win a really good spot in a major band or orchestra one ...more
It's the best I play it and I am lucky in my band we have 4 bass clarinets and it really evens the band the bass clarinet is also so majestic yet so underrated.


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 literally almost every song in the world unlike other instruments
Cello is the best. It has a smooth and rich tone, while other string are too high pitched. A great instrument.

Violins are screechy, basses are too deep, violas are perfect!
The perfect instrument!



An instrument people play because they aren't privileged enough to play any sting instruments.

Out of all the instruments this one sounds the prettiest to me.

I might do the bass


Basses are often looked down on, but playing a bass can be difficult, as 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 sax is? COME ON!
Best instrument by far


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!