As the largest section of the orchestra, sitting front and center of the stage performing memorable melodies, it's easy for violinists to steal the limelight. Ask any violinist why there are so ...

Comedians Andrew Heaton and Justin Robert Young of We’re Not Wrong put out a challenge to create the largest orchestra made up of otamatones, an electronic music synthesizer that’s shaped like ...

The real answer is a bit more complex, and combines reasons both logistical and historical. How we got the modern orchestra During the Baroque period between around 1600 and 1750, the composition ...

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