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ENSEMBLES. By: Greg Rocha Brandon G adrow. CHORAL (vocal). An organized company of singers, especially one performing church music or singing in a church. This uses voices. The least amount of people in a choir is 10. Choirs perform anywhere. ORCHESTRAL (strings/brass/woodwinds).
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ENSEMBLES By: Greg Rocha Brandon Gadrow
CHORAL (vocal) • An organized company of singers, especially one performing church music or singing in a church. • This uses voices. • The least amount of people in a choir is 10. • Choirs perform anywhere.
ORCHESTRAL(strings/brass/woodwinds) • An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. • They use brass, string, and woodwind instruments. • A smaller-sized orchestra for this time period (of about fifty players or fewer) is called a chamber orchestra. A full-size orchestra (about 100 players) may sometimes be called a "symphony orchestra" or "philharmonic orchestra";
ORCHESTRAL(strings/brass/woodwinds) • Most play in concert halls. • Songs: • Boléro • Piano Sonata No. 14 (Beethoven) • Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven)
Jazz Ensembles • A jazz band (jazz ensemble or jazz combo) is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. • Rhythm, horn, and sax. Section • Can be as large as 17 members • Jazz ensembles perform anywhere • 3 Pieces of Literature • Super-Sonic Jazz by Sun Ra • Chicago Jazz Ensemble • The Unified Jazz Ensemble!
WIND Ensembles • a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family, and percussion instrument family. • woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family, and percussion instrument family. • 50-60 • Concert halls
WIND Ensembles (cont.) • Songs: • The Leaves are Falling by Warren Benson • Winds of Nagualby Michael Colgrass • Emblems by Aaron Copland