Toontrack has announced the release of the long-awaited Orchestral Percussion SDX, a sound library expansion for Superior Drummer 3 featuring an extensive collection of orchestral percussion ...

"A primer ... demonstrating the range and special capabilities of each instrument of the orchestra, with examples drawn from the symphonic repertory." Performed by ...

Three is the magic number! Matthew Brett, Percussion Section Leader of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, gives us ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. What is a percussion instrument? Well, in the simplest terms it's something ...

OK, tell me if you’ve heard this one: what did the percussionist say when they landed their first job? “Would you like fries with that?” It’s just a joke, right? Unfortunately for many aspiring ...

Orchestras began tuning to the oboe, in part, because its sound was more penetrating in a performance setting than gut strings. There were also fewer oboes than violins, and in the earliest orchestras ...

CATEURA, Paraguay — The sounds of a classical guitar come from two big jelly cans. Used X-rays serve as the skins of a thumping drum set. A battered aluminum salad bowl and strings tuned with forks ...

Berlin, Germany, July 26, 2023—Innovative sample library developers Orchestral Tools have announced the release of Illuvia—the latest entry in their Creative Soundpack series. Illuvia is a collection ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Listen to the varied, explosive, resonant sounds of instruments struck, shaken, pounded, scratched. In the past, we’ve chosen the five minutes or so ...

Musicians and singers from around the world will share their musical traditions when the Chicago Immigrant Orchestra performs on March 26 at Elmhurst University. The group is led by virtuoso guitarist ...

Part of How To Classical. Why does the oboe tune the orchestra? Why does the orchestra sit the way it does? What does rosin actually do to a violin bow? If you find the traditions of the classical ...