Orchestra

Instruments of the Orchestra

Violin | Viola | Double Bass | Cello | Harp | Lute | Guitar | Electric Guitar | Mandolin
Flute | Piccolo | Oboe | Cor Anglais | Clarinet | Bassoon
Saxophone | Harmonica | Recorder |
Trumpet | Cornet | French Horn | Trombone | Tuba | Euphonium | Flugelhorn
Timpani | Cymbals | Tubular Bells | Drums | Percussion
Piano | Harpsichord | Celeste | Synthesiser | Organ

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Click on the image map below to visit the respective instrument page

Click on the picture to enlarge and then expand to full size. See if you can find any extra instruments that are not included in the typical layout (above diagram) then click on the ‘x’ or anywhere outside of the large picture to return to this page.

Click here if you wish to know more about the layout of the orchestra during the major periods of history.

Watch the video below. Simon Rattle introduces Benjamin Britten’s ‘Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra’

Sheet Music

Mutopia Project (Sheet music for the Orchestra)

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