The modern-day violin was also developed around this time, and eventually replaced the instruments of the viol family. The ...

The double bass or simply the bass (and numerous other names) is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra. It is a transposing instrument and is ...

These factors made the oboe the practical choice as the tuning instrument in the Baroque era. By the 1800s, the size and instrumentation were much like the modern orchestra. An order was added to ...

In Chinese music, gourds fall into one of the eight categories of instruments and produce some of the most essential sounds in a modern orchestra, such as the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra.

Kids and adults tried their hands at an array of instruments under the supervision of band leaders and members of the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra. The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra is back for ...