The Orchestra

This word comes from the Greek language and means "place to dance". In the antiquity this was the place where giving performances. Later this became a part of the scene where the musicians were standing.

Beginning with the year 1700, the word has already meant the group of instrumentalists.
Today these are divided in four sections: string instruments, instruments to blow, brass and the percussion. 

The conductor conducts the orchestra having a baton. He decides the tempo or the intensity of music. The kettle-drum, the xylophone and the bells are known. The strings appoint the violins, the violoncellos or the double basses. The brass in an orchestra includes the trumpets, the trombones, the French horn and the tubas. They are made of long and twisted tubes in order to be easier to hold and sing.

The orchestral instruments to blow include piccolos, flutes, oboes, clarinets, English horns and bassoons.