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    How to Draw Arya with contrabass – Classical Orchestra

    It is also known as the contrabass, upright bass, bull fiddle, bass fiddle, bass violin, or just bass. It is the largest member of the string family. In our modern orchestra it is common to see eight string basses. It plays the lowest notes of any instrument in the string family and an octave lower than the cello.

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    How to Draw Arya with Horn – Classical Orchestra

    The Horn, often called the French Horn, is thought by many to be the most beautiful sounding instrument in the orchestra. Perhaps the most common use of the horn is simply as harmonic filling – somewhere between the bass line and the melody. Horns are perfect for holding long, sustained notes discretely in the background above which melodies can float, around which accompaniments weave and beneath which bass lines wander. This use of the horn is one of the key orchestral techniques that composers learn early on. This is not simply because it’s one of the great ways of tying the orchestra together to create a unified sound, but because…

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    How to Draw Doogy with Tuba – Classical Orchestra

    The tuba is the lowest-pitched musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, the sound is produced by lip vibration, or a buzz, into a large mouthpiece. Standard tubas have about 16 feet of tubing. There is generally only one tuba in an orchestra and it usually plays harmony. You play the tuba sitting down with the instrument on your lap and the bell facing up.

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    How to Draw Arya with Harp – Classical Orchestra

    The harp is a spectacular instrument. It’s part of the string family, but instead of using a bow, the notes are plucked. Harps consist of a neck, resonator and strings. The harp can be found in early orchestral solo pieces in concerti by many baroque and classical compossers. It is also used regularly in opera and nowadays in Jazz and popular music.

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    How to Draw Doogy with Classic Orchestra Timpani

    Timpani is the Italian word for kettle-drums, which are tuneable drums used in the symphony orchestra. The tension of the skin membrane can be adjusted by the player, to tune each drum to a particular bass note. There are usually three kettle drums in the orchestra, tuned to the tonic, dominant and sub-dominant notes for the key of the music being played. There are 4 main sizes of kettle-drum, but the middle two (26 inch and 29 inch) are the most used.