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Families and
Instruments
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| Strings | Woodwinds | Brass | Percussion |
| violin | piccolo | trumpet | bass drum |
| viola | flute | French horn | timpani or kettle drums |
| cello | oboe** | trombone | side drum |
| double bass, string bass or bass viol | English horn** | tuba | snare drum |
| bassoon** | gong | ||
| contra bassoon** | temple blocks | ||
| clarinet* | xylophone | ||
| bass clarinet* | chimes | ||
| maracas | |||
| **double reed | castanets | ||
| *single reed | piano | ||
| tambourine | |||
| cymbals | |||
| triangle | |||
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celesta |
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wood block |
The leader of the orchestra is called the conductor.
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