Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra ... instrument, and gets different notes by pressing down valves, which block off holes. I started playing the french horn ...

The brass family includes the trumpet, French horn, trombone and ... tapping or scraping the instruments. The conductor stands at the front of the orchestra and directs the players how to play ...

These factors made the oboe the practical choice as the tuning instrument in the Baroque era. By the 1800s, the size and ...

During the Baroque period between around 1600 and 1750, the composition of the orchestra was not standardized, and often used ...