What is an Orchestra?

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What is an Orchestra?

• Open Court Unit 4_Lesson 2

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Word Knowledge

• Line 1 compose composition composer
• Line 2 blends violin clarinet cymbals
• Line 3 romantic music brighter pieces
• Line 4 magnificent variety twentieth
  auditoriums symphonies
• S1 The composer finished his composition in
  August.
• S2 Violins, clarinets, cymbals and a number of
  other instruments in an orchestra blend together
  to produce one sound.
• S3 The orchestra played Handels Messiah.
• S4 A variety of symphonies were written during
  the Baroque period.

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Vocabulary

• classical (clas-si-cal) of or relating to a form
  or a system of primary significance before modern
  times.
• My mother used to play classical music on the
  piano.
• interpretation (in-ter-pre-ta-tion) to bring
  out the meaning of something in a performance.
  (pg. 355)
• The artists interpretation of that dance was
  fascinating to watch.
• encased (en-cased) to enclose in or as if in a
  case.
• The jewels were encased in a locked box.
• shrill high-pitched piercing (pg. 368)
• The whistle made a shrill noise.
• Improvise (im-pro-vise) to compose, recite,
  play, or sing on the spur of the moment. (pg.
  379)
• The actor forgot some of his lines and had to
  improvise to finish the play.

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Spelling What is an Orchestra?

1. haughtiness
2. mythologies
3. memories
4. galaxies
5. uneasiness
6. magnificent
7. variety
8. twentieth
9. auditoriums
10. symphonies

1. activities
2. necessities
3. happiness
4. mysteries
5. clumsiness
6. guiltiness
7. arteries
8. pharmacies
9. replied
10. penniless