ENSEMBLES

Many of the instruments documented on this site are utilized in ensembles, which are named groupings of instruments that have associated with them a specific repertoire of music. Only ensembles comprised of instruments found in this collection are presented here, and you can access texts, instrument inventories, and audio clips for these by clicking on a link from the list below. The ensembles represented here are organized into groups by a number of intersecting cultural, musical, and contextual criteria. From the pictorial inventory found on an ensemble page you can link to the main entry for each instrument to find out further information about it.

PRESENT DAY WESTERN CONCERT HALL ENSEMBLES

String Orchestra
Symphony Orchestra
Concert Band and Wind Ensembles

PRESENT DAY WESTERN CHAMBER MUSIC ENSEMBLES

String Chamber Ensembles (string trio; string quartet; string quintet)
Piano and String Chamber Ensembles (piano trio; piano quartet; piano quintet)
Woodwind Quintet
Flute Ensembles
Saxophone Ensembles
Brass Ensembles
Mixed Percussion Ensembles
Keyboard Percussion Ensembles