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# Voices & Instruments

## Instruments in Classicism and Romanticism

The most important instrument in those periods was the piano because it was both an easy one to play and a nice piece of furniture to have in bourgeoisie’s dining rooms. Piano as we know it nowadays appeared in the Romanticism, before that it was called fortepiano (Cristofori).
But it was a soloist instrument, and for great compositions like symphonies there was the orchestra.

We’ve already seen how great groups like orchestras emerged in the Baroque period. These were mainly made up of string instruments, and some wind and percussion ones.

Clarinet appeared in the Classicism and Mozart included it in the orchestra. A classical orchestra could be:

During Romanticism orchestras increased with the incorporation of new instruments like the English horn, the contrabassoon, the celesta, the harp and the tuba.

And also Lisa Simpson’s instrument appeared, do you know which one it is? The saxophone!

## What have we learnt about instruments?

True-False question:

### Question 1

1. The double bass was used in orchestras in the Classicism and Romanticism.

True False

#### Feedback

True

It belongs to string family. It was used since Baroque orchestras.

### Question 2

2. Saxophone was created in the 18th

True False

#### Feedback

False

It emerged in the Romanticism in the 19th

### Question 3

3. Harps were used in orchestras in Classicism.

True False

#### Feedback

False

They appeared in Romantic orchestras.

### Question 4

4. Mozart was the first composer to use the clarinet in orchestras.

True False

#### Feedback

True

Two clarinets were used.

### Question 5

5. The conductor used to be located in the piano to direct the performances.

True False

#### Feedback

False

Conductors in the Classicism and Romanticism were located opposite the orchestras and with their backs towards the audience.

### Question 6

6.This instrument is called English horn.

True False

#### Feedback

True

It appeared in the Romantic orchestra.

### Question 7

7. Tuba belongs to the woodwind instruments.

True False

#### Feedback

False

It belongs to the brass instrument family like the trumpet, the trombone and the French horn.

### Question 8

8. The celesta is a string instrument.

True False

#### Feedback

False

It is a percussion instrument.

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