string orchestra
Violins, violas, cellos
A string orchestra is an ensemble consisting entirely of stringed instruments—violins, violas, cellos, and double basses—without the wind, brass, or percussion sections of a full symphony orchestra.
The term also describes music composed for such a group: Barber's Adagio for Strings was written for string orchestra.
Enclosed room or cavity
section · violinist · cellist · violist · bassist · concertmaster · conductor · musician
Numerical standing in competition
- sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
- suiteConnected hotel rooms
divertimento · symphony · overture · movement · adagio · allegro · andante · fugue
Bending forward in deference
- pizzicatoString-plucking technique
- vibratoOscillating pitch effect
- legatoUnbroken musical phrasing
- staccatoShort, separated note style
arco · tremolo · spiccato · harmonics · portamento · glissando · mute · fingering
Notes sounded simultaneously
- polyphonySimultaneous independent melodic lines
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
- textureSurface tactile quality
- homophonySame-sounding different words
consonance · dissonance · resolution · unison · blend · balance · voicing · tonality
chamber
Enclosed room or cavity
octet · section · violinist · cellist · violist · bassist · concertmaster · conductor · musician · soloist
score
Numerical standing in competition
- sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
suite · divertimento · symphony · overture · movement · adagio · allegro · andante · fugue · prelude
bowing
Bending forward in deference
staccato · arco · tremolo · spiccato · harmonics · portamento · glissando · mute · fingering · double-stop
chord
Notes sounded simultaneously
- polyphonySimultaneous independent melodic lines
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
- textureSurface tactile quality
homophony · consonance · dissonance · resolution · unison · blend · balance · voicing · tonality · modulation
- string groupsviolin section, bass section, chamber ensemble
- orchestraphilharmonic, woodwinds, ensemble, percussion, brass
- ensemblesband, choir, quartet, quintet, trio
- musical groupsband, bands, orchestras, choir, choirs
- concertospiano concerto, concerto, violin concerto, piano concertos, violin concertos
- Keyboard Concertospiano concerto, concerto, piano, harpsichord, fortepiano
string orchestrawind ensemble
Brass and woodwind group
brass band · brass ensemble · wind orchestra · concert band · percussion ensemble
string orchestraphilharmonic orchestra
Large classical music ensemble
symphony orchestra · string quartet · solo instrument · string trio · chamber orchestra
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