The string section of an orchestra is composed of bowed instruments belonging to the violin family. It normally consists of first and second violins, violas...

size. A string trio consists of three players, a string quartet four, a string quintet five, and so on. In most circumstances the string section is treated...

whose rosined edge touches the strings. Bowed instruments include the string section instruments of the orchestra in Western classical music (violin, viola...

variety of instrument families, such as the orchestra, which uses a string section, brass instruments, woodwinds, and percussion instruments, or the concert...

the violin family. The bass is a standard member of the orchestra's string section, along with violins, violas, and cellos, as well as the concert band...

The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and in...

In computer programming, a string is traditionally a sequence of characters, either as a literal constant or as some kind of variable. The latter may allow...

the string family String quartet, musical ensemble of four string players, common in chamber music ensembles String section ("the strings"), section of...

unit, Miller's civilian band did not have a string section, but it did have a slap bass in the rhythm section. It was also a touring band that played multiple...

play but it is common to find a jazz band made up of a rhythm section and a horn section. The size of a jazz band is closely related to the style of jazz...

instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: String instruments, such as the violin, viola, cello, and double bass...

Problems playing this file? See media help. A string orchestra is an orchestra consisting solely of a string section made up of the bowed strings used in Western...

Eldorado, in favour of more "radio-friendly" pop/rock songs, though the string sections are still very prominent. The new sound proved successful for the group...

A string synthesizer or string machine is a synthesizer designed to make sounds similar to those of a string section. Dedicated string synthesizers occupied...

Brian Wilson with production. It was also the first in which he used a string section (on "The Surfer Moon") and employed Wrecking Crew session musicians...

Australia (number 6). This was the first single by ELO not to include a string section. Engineer Reinhold Mack claims that this was his idea, after Lynne did...

Moody – string section (1, 3, 4, 9) Flora Curzon – string section (1, 3, 4, 9) Morgan Goff – string section (1, 3, 4, 9) Lucy Wilkins – string section (1,...

music, this time with the addition of sampling, electronic drums, a string section, and choir, with power being a running lyrical theme. Power Windows...

able to fulfil a longstanding desire of Parker's to perform with a string section. He was a keen student of classical music, and contemporaries reported...

A query string is a part of a uniform resource locator (URL) that assigns values to specified parameters. A query string commonly includes fields added...

sound is typified by four-on-the-floor beats, syncopated basslines, string sections, brass and horns, electric pianos, synthesizers, and electric rhythm...

cavalry choirs", Saint Peter) and the track is built around a looping string section with a digitally processed piano, while other layers are gradually added...

dedicated String and Brass sections. The polyphonic synthesizer section allows for eight-note polyphony with dual oscillators. The String section offers...

the first to use a synthesizer (the Yamaha GX-1) to sound like a full string section. Built initially from synth tracks rather than from a drummer setting...

Beat, a year before Steely Dan's debut album. "FM" also features a string section arranged and conducted by Johnny Mandel, only the second time the band...

January 1994. "Linger", which has an acoustic arrangement featuring a string section, became the band's first major hit, peaking at number three in their...

Regent Sound Studios to record a series of singles and a full album. A string section arranged and conducted by Arthur Greenslade was added later on some...

from bass to soprano, and in chamber music, such as string quartets and the orchestra's string section, it often plays the bass part, where it may be reinforced...

Symphonies are almost always scored for an orchestra consisting of a string section (violin, viola, cello, and double bass), brass, woodwind, and percussion...

their extensive charity work and elaborate concerts, which include a string section, a light show, lasers, moving trusses, video screens, and effects synchronized...