BBC - Orchestra Guide - Strings Index

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	There are more strings in the orchestra than all the other instruments put together, and they are very often at the heart of the music.
			Listen to the strings
			in Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf

		Violin The smallest of the family also gets the best tunes.				Viola The violin's bigger, deeper sister gets less of the limelight.

		Cello Possibly the most romantic instrument in the orchestra.				Double bass The coolest member of the family, daddy of the bass guitar.

More than just a heavenly sound! The harp has some great tricks up its sleeve.

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	Flute		Trumpet
	Oboe		French Horn
	Clarinet		Trombone
	Bassoon		Tuba


	Violin		Tuned
	Viola		Untuned
	Cello		Timpani
	Double Bass
	Harp



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