Title: Orchestra - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Headings: Orchestra
Orchestra
Contents
The conductor
The instruments
The string family
The woodwind family
The brass family
The percussion family
The history of the orchestra
The orchestra today
References
Related pages

Content: Some conductors prefer to have the second violins on their right and the cellos between the first violins and violas (see image of the Dohnanyi Orchestra). The woodwind family
The woodwind sit in one or two rows (depending on the size of the orchestra) behind the strings. There are five main woodwind instruments: flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, and bassoon. Each of these instruments also come in different versions: The flute has a small version called the piccolo which plays an octave higher. It is the highest instrument in the orchestra. Occasionally there is an alto flute which is longer and plays a fifth (half an octave) lower than the flute. Most woodwind instruments need a reed, but the flute does not have a reed. The bassoon has a larger version: