| Familiar woodwinds that play in the orchestra are the flute, the clarinet, the oboe, and the bassoon. Sometimes the saxophone is also apart of the orchestra. Saxophones are loud and always heard in concert bands and larger jazz bands. Sometimes composers have written saxophone solos in orchestra music. The orchestra usually consists of two, three, or four of each of these kinds of woodwind instruments. They frequently play solos for the whole orchestra, because the woodwind tone carries well and can easily be heard over the many other instruments playing. The roles of each instrument in the orchestra and in ensembles can be found on their pages. |
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