wind band – A band of wind instruments or a collective term for the wind instruments of an orchestra. More…
first chair – The premier musician playing a particular instrument in an orchestra—seated closest to the audience, taking the lead for that instrument’s movements, and playing any solos. More…
first violin – Leads the orchestra and plays notes in a higher range than second violins; parts for the first violin usually have more of the main tune and are technically more difficult to play. More…
orchestra – The earliest senses of orchestra were “the semicircular area for the chorus to dance in an ancient Greek theatre” and the art of dancing itself (from Greek orkheisthai, “to dance”). More…