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An organ is made up of many tissues. In the human body, the brain is
So, each instrumentalist in an instrument responsible for the coordination of the
section is like a tissue. All the tissues entire human organ system as it functions
need to work together to allow the organ to interpret the information that it
to function properly. Thus, teamwork is receives from our surroundings so that
important in an orchestra. It is a must for we can respond accordingly. Therefore,
musicians in an orchestra to put in the we can view conductors as the brains of
required effort and time into adjusting their an orchestra because they are needed to
tempo and tune to resonate with the others. interpret the music in order for the various
As a result, orchestras with all their variety, instrument sections to unify their music.
mixture, and splendour can generate some Conductors use the language of music
of the grandest sounds audible to humans and their understanding of the composed
and create impressive music which cannot piece to bring character and life into the
be achieved by a single instrument. music. Despite their professionalism, some
For example, the Vienna Philharmonic people may say that conductors are just
Orchestra, a highly renowned orchestra someone standing there making dramatic
with an illustrious history, has a six-year movements with their batons, thereby
waiting list for a weekday performance raising the question for their importance.
and a 13-year waiting list for a weekend These so-called “dramatic movements”
performance because seeing them play conductors make are gestures for them to
is a highly sought-after experience. They communicate with the musicians without
play with absolute synchronisation and disrupting the music. Hence, only skilled
passion, making their music one of the musicians with a deep understanding of
best in quality. Hence, every musician that the subject are qualified for this position.
is a part of an orchestra understands that
cooperation and aligned visions are the Now that you know orchestras and
cores of the group. organ systems technically function the
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same way, do you know there are different on their technical proficiency since their
types of orchestras too? Some orchestras instruments allow them to project their
that we might be familiar with here at Kuen sound much more easily. Lastly, Chinese
Cheng High School are philharmonic orchestras consist of entirely different
orchestras, wind orchestras, and Chinese instruments, such as pipa, erhu and suona.
orchestras. These orchestras vary from The ideology of this type of orchestra is
each other because they consist of different different from the others because they
instruments and repertory. Thus, all of originated from ancient China, unlike
them have completely different ideologies their Western counterparts. Although all
in their musical philosophy. of these orchestras are unique in their own
way, all of them share the same goal, which
Firstly, philharmonic orchestras, also is to embody the meaning of ‘art’ and to
known as symphony orchestras, consist of reflect the power of music. Hence, instead
strings, brass, woodwind, and percussion of comparing them with one another,
instruments. String instruments include we should celebrate the diversity of the
violin, viola, cello, and double bass. orchestras in our school.
On the other hand, wind orchestras
only consist of brass, woodwind, and Oh, the beauty of orchestras! It breaks
percussion instruments with an addition my heart to see that certain people don’t
of saxophones. They are also known as realise that it is a luxury to be able to enjoy
concert bands because they can perform orchestral music. To conclude, I want to
outdoors. The ideologies of both of these say that all of us should just enjoy ourselves
orchestras vary from each other because at an orchestra concert and appreciate the
philharmonic orchestras put more focus performers because every one of them had
on the impact and projection of their worked hard to make their performance
sound while wind orchestras focus more a memorable one for the audience and
themselves.
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