An orchestra in made up of four very different instruments that each have their own qualities and sounds, but all the players need to put the time and energy to make an award winning orchestra. These characteristics can regularly be found in the people who play the instrument as well, and what makes each instrument different also affects the players. To be a successful orchestra one should realize the talent, dedication, and perseverance it takes to play the various instruments involved, these qualities often appear in the people who make up the ‘Treble Makers, ’Abnormal Altos,’ and the Basic Bass Clefts’.
Violins are the most recognizable of the four instruments, same goes for their players. The instrument itself is small, regal and precise; its sound is the highest in pitch, therefore the easiest to be heard. Like their wooden counterpart violinists are calm, plain, meek even, though they tend to be the ‘Treble Makers’ of the orchestra, however they have a determination …show more content…
Cellists are typically laid back, they do not try to stand out like a violist (they do not really have to, as their instruments’ sound and appearance does that for them), and they do not work hard to prove themselves like the violinists, therefore they are a part of the ‘Basic Bass Clefs’. Cellists are comfortable in their own skin and are often the most sociable group in an orchestra, they do not care who sits in the first chair or who has a solo, and as long as they are playing they are satisfied. This comfortableness comes from a lack of competiveness in the cello section as cellists are usually the back bone for the violinists, so no matter what melody they play it will always be drowned out by whatever the violins are