Figure 1.--This is a youth orchestra in Butte, Montana which is kind of interesting. You would think that we would be more likely to find youth orchestra in places like New York. We see mostly string instruments for some reason. The portrait is undated, but rge cabinet card mount band vclothing suggests the 1910s. The photographer was the Thomsons Studio in Butte. Click on the image for a larger view.

An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble usually meaning Western classical musicians. It is compposed of different families--usually four sevtions. Normally this includes bowed string instruments (violin, viola, cello, and double bass), brass instruments (horn, trumpet, trombone and tuba), woodwinds (flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon), and percussion instruments (timpani, bass drum, triangle, snare drum, cymbals, and mallet instruments). Each are grouped in sections. Other instruments such as the piano, celesta,m and harp may sometimes be included in a fifth sevtoion for a formal orcestras. Finger picking string instruments (guitar, bamjo, and mandalin rarely appear. We areaely see all of this for boys. This is because it takes time to master an instrument and their are few groups that pull together enough talented children to form an orchestra. It just would not work with chiukdren still trying tom master an instrument. Bands and instruments are much more common.

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