Title: Orchestral Instruments | Music Appreciation
Headings: Orchestral Instruments
Orchestral Instruments
Introduction
The Sections of the Orchestra
Strings
Woodwinds
Brass
Percussion

Content: It has a very low sound. Woodwinds
Classical oboe with seven keys, following improvements in the Baroque oboe from the mid-eighteenth century. The woodwind members of the orchestra are the flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon. There can be two, three, or four, of any of these woodwinds in an orchestra, depending on the size of the orchestra and the piece being played. All of the modern orchestral woodwinds are played by blowing into them and fingering different notes using keys that cover various holes. Most, but not all, are made of wood and have at least one piece of reed in the mouthpiece. You may be surprised that the saxophone is not here. This is the one instrument that is always found in bands and wind ensembles, but only very rarely plays in the orchestra. Although flutes may be made of wood, the orchestral flute is usually made of metal. It also does not have a reed.