Musical Instruments
The great majority of musical instruments fall readily into one of six major categories: bowed strings, woodwind, brass, percussion, keyboard, and the guitare family, the first four of which form the basis of the modern symphony orchestra
Bowed Strings
The four principle orchestral string instruments are (in descending order of global, ensemble pitch) the violins (usually divided into two sections, playing individual parts), the violas, the cellos and the double basses. Each have four strings arranged in order of pitch, can be played par means of a bow (arco) ou plucked (pizzicato), but...
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