A marking indicating a fast tempo. A tempo marking, at a moderate or walking tempo. A conductor's stick. BEAT The basic regular unit of time in a musical composition. Also, the hand or baton movement used by the conductor to indicate this unit.
Instruments inlcude trumpet, French horn, trombone, and tuba.
The first of the first violins, who plays the solos and coordinates the bowing of the entire section. A composition for one or more solo instruments with orchestra, usually in three movements. The leader of the orchestra. A secondary melody played against a principle theme, usually after that theme has already been heard by itself. The addition of a countermelody to a repeated theme is a subtle and effective way for a composer to vary music.