Philharmonia

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/philharmonia

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Philharmonia?70-100+ musicians, divided into four families: strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion
2. What is the conductor's primary functions?Setting tempo, indicating dynamics, shaping phrasing, cueing entrances, and interpreting the score
3. How many musicians are in a philharmonia?A philharmonia usually has between 70 and 100 musicians, but sometimes it can be even bigger when the music needs more players.
4. What kinds of instruments are in a philharmonia?The instruments in a philharmonia are grouped into four families: strings (violins, violas, cellos, double basses), woodwinds (flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, and special ones like piccolo), brass (trumpets, horns, trombones, tuba), and percussion (timpani, drums, cymbals and many other instruments).

Instrumentation: The specific combination of musical instruments used in a composition or ensemble.
Score: The written form of a musical composition, showing all the parts for the different instruments.
Repertoire: The collection of musical works that a particular orchestra or musician is prepared to perform.