• INSTRUMENTS AND ARTICULATIONS

    This is only a basic list of the most commonly used instruments & articulations. There are too many articulations to enlist.

    STRINGS

    18 Violins -

     

  • expressive vibrato p, f

  • straight vibrato p, mf, ff upstroke, ff downstroke

  • lyrical vibrato slow, fast attack

  • legato vibrato p, mf, f

  • sordino expressive mp, mf

  • sordino fast mp, mf

  • non-vibrato p, mf

  • tremolo 1 & 2

  • pizzicato, p, mp, mf, f

  • martele up and down

  • short martele up and down

  • marcato short, medium and long

  • effects

    11 Violins -

     

  • expressive vibrato dimuendo p, f

  • expressive vibrato p, f

  • lyrical vibrato p, f

  • straight vibrato p, mf, ff

  • legato vibrato p, mf, f

  • trill half step

  • trill whole step

  • spiccato

  • martele up and down

  • short martele up and down

  • marcato short and long

    10 Cellos -

     

  • expressive vibrato, slow and fast attack

  • straight vibrato p, mf, ff

  • legato vibrato p, mf, f

  • pizzicato, p, mp, mf, f

  • non vibrato

  • portato short and long

  • trill half step

  • trill whole step

  • tremolo

  • martele up and down mf, f

  • short martele up and down mf, f

  • effects

    10 Violas -

     

  • expressive vibrato p, f

  • expressive vibrato slow p, f

  • straight vibrato p, mf, ff

  • legato vibrato p, mf, f

  • martele up and down mf, f

  • short martele up and down mf, f

  • marcato short and long

    9 Basses -

     

  • expressive vibrato, slow and fast

  • straight vibrato p, mf, f, ff upstroke, ff downstroke

  • legato vibrato p, mf, f

  • pizzicato, p, mp, mf, f

  • martele up and down mf, f

  • short martele up and down mf, f

  • marcato short

  • portato

  • tremolo

  • bow slaps

  • effects

    Solo Violin -

     

  • vibrato, p, mf, f

  • martele up and down

    Solo Cello -

     

  • sforzando

  • vibrato legato, p, mf, f

    Harp -

     

  • mp, mf, f

  • roll finger, mp

    WOODWINDS

    3 Flutes -

     

  • vibrato p, mf ,f

  • non-vibrato mf

  • expressive vibrato

  • trill half-step

  • trill whole step

  • staccato

    C Flute -

     

  • vibrato mp, f

  • non-vibrato mf

  • expressive vibrato 1 and 2

  • staccato p, mf, f

  • grace notes

  • falls

    3 Oboes -

     

  • vibrato mp, f

  • staccato p, mf, f

    Solo Oboe -

     

  • vibrato mp, f

  • non -vibrato mf

  • expressive vibrato 1 and 2

  • staccato p, mf, f

  • trill half step

  • trill whole step

  • falls

  • glissando

  • grace notes

    Alto Flute -

     

  • vibrato mf

    Piccolo Flute -

     

  • vibrato mp, f

  • expressive vibrato

  • staccato mp, f

  • trill half step

  • trill whole step

    English Horn -

     

  • vibrato mp, f

  • expressive vibrato 1 and 2

  • non-vibrato mf

  • staccato p, mf, f

    Bassoon -

     

  • vibrato mf

  • non-vibrato mf

  • expressive vibrato 1,2 and 3

  • portato

  • staccato, p, mf, f

    Contra-Bassoon -

     

  • vibrato mp, f

  • staccato mp, f

    3 Clarinets -

     

  • non-vibrato mp, f

  • staccato p, mf, f

    Solo Clarinet -

     

  • non-vibrato mf

  • expressive non-vibrato 1 and 2

  • portato

  • staccato p, mf, f

    Bass Clarinet -

     

  • non-vibrato mp, f

  • expressive non-vibrato

  • portato

  • staccato mp, f

    BRASS

    6 French Horns -

     

  • sustain p, mp, mf, f, fff

  • staccato p, mf, f, fff

  • long staccato fff

  • portato, mf, fff

  • portato sfz, mf, fff

  • sforzando f

  • legato slides, short and long

  • legato p, mp, mf, f, fff

  • rips, short 1 and 2, and long

  • shakes

    Solo Horn -

     

  • sustain, p, mf.ff

  • staccato p, mf, ff

  • portato, mf, ff

  • sforzando f

    4 Trumpets NV -

     

  • sustain mp, mf, ff

  • sustain accent mp, mf, ff

  • legato mp, mf, ff

  • staccato, mp, mf, ff

  • sforzando short

  • forte-piano

  • slides fast and slow

    Solo Trumpet (C) -

     

  • expressive vibrato 1 ,2 and 3

  • non-vibrato mp, mf, ff

  • staccato double tongue position 1 p, mf, ff

  • sforzando

  • portato

  • slides fast and slow

    4 Bass/Tenor Bones -

     

  • sustain p, mf, ff

  • sustain accent p, mf, ff

  • staccato p, mf, ff

  • portato

  • sforzando

  • flutter tongue

    Solo Bass/Tenor Bone -

     

  • sustain p, mf, ff

  • staccato p, mf, f, fff

    Solo Tuba -

     

  • sustain mp, f

  • staccato, mp, mf, ff

    PERCUSSION

     

  • 5 Timpani with Calf Heads

  • Bass Drum

  • 3 Snares

  • 4 Anvils

  • Vibes

  • Crotales

  • Glockenspiel

  • Xylophone

  • 3 Suspended Cymbals

  • 4 Cymbal pairs

  • Band Cymbal

  • 5 ft. Gong

  • 2 Normal Gongs

  • Bell Tree

  • Mark Tree

  • Orchestral Chimes

  • Triangle

  • Lots of toys
     

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