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How many trumpets are in an orchestra?
It depends on several things. What type of orchestra? In a jazz orchestra, it's usually 4 but there are sometimes 5. In a symphony orchestra, on any given song it can be as few as 0 or 1 or 2, or as many as 10 or more. Some songs have no brass parts, some call for 1 or 2 trumpets, some call for 8 or 10. Symphony orchestra usually have 3 or 4 "regular" trumpet players, and then they have alternates that they call when needed.
What is a multimovement work for orchestra and instrumental soloist?
A symphony is literally a sonata for an orchestra. Sonatas are generally long pieces of classical music that are meant to be played by a soloist such as a pianist or violinist. A symphony is the same thing, but a whole orchestra plays the music.
What do you call the orchestra person who warms up the orchestra before the conductor enters?
conductor
What do you call the person who takes charge of an orchestra?
conductor
What single reed woodwind instruments are in a modern-day symphony orchestra?
The clarinet, and sometimes the bass clarinet. On rare occasion, some pieces call for a saxophone.
