what instruments were used in baroque music?
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['strings - violins, violas, cellos and double basses.', 'woodwind - recorders or wooden flutes, oboes and bassoon.', 'brass - sometimes trumpets and/or horns (without valves)', 'timpani (kettledrums)', 'continuo - harpsichord or organ.']
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Imitative polyphony is the distinctive characteristic of Renaissance Music. Baroque Period is characterized by grand and elaborate ornamentation of sculptures, theaters, arts, and music. The music genres which flourished during the Baroque Period wer the concerto, the fugue, the oratorio, and the chorale.
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The most common string instruments in the string family are guitar, electric bass, violin, viola, cello, double bass, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, and harp.
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['Avant-Garde.', 'Baroque.', 'Chamber Music.', 'Chant.', 'Choral.', 'Classical Crossover.', 'Early Music.', 'High Classical.']
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Classical music has a lighter, clearer texture than Baroque music and is less complex. It is mainly homophonic, using a clear melody line over a subordinate chordal accompaniment, but counterpoint was by no means forgotten, especially later in the period.
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['Percussion instrument.', 'Musical instrument.', 'Xylophone.', 'Cymbal.', 'Rattle.', 'Slit drum.', "Jew's harp.", 'Scraper.']
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Generally, the Baroque orchestra had five sections of instruments: woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings, and harpsichord.
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The harpsichord is visually similar to the piano. They are both string instruments with wooden cases, but the harpsichord has two or more sets of strings inside the case, and two keyboards. When playing a harpsichord, you press down on a key, causing a “plectrum” to pluck the strings inside the case.
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Clefs. The following instruments use the treble clef: Flute, oboe, clarinet.
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['LUTHER AND MUSIC.', 'CALVINIST CHURCH MUSIC.', 'THE REVIVAL, METHODISTS AND MUSIC.', 'NON LITURGICAL SACRED MUSIC.', 'PROTESTANT FAVOURITES IN CATHOLIC WORSHIP.']
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Harp, Piano are percussion instruments first. Secondarily, they are one part of a family called 'chordophones' - instruments with a resonator body with strings being the sound source, which includes the viol family.
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['La Marimba (Percussion Instrument)', 'Digital Piano (Percussion Instrument)', 'El Tres (String Instrument)', 'La Antara (Wind Instrument)', 'El Reco-Reco (Percussion Instrument)', 'Final Verdict.']
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Many instruments are C instruments. For example, piano, organ, oboe, violin, guitar, and trombone are all C instruments. ... This is because the clarinet is a transposing instrument. The music for transposing instruments is not written or read at concert pitch.
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The differences between a Baroque violin and a modern instrument include the size and nature of the neck, fingerboard, bridge, bass bar, and tailpiece. ... Baroque violins are not fitted with a chin rest and are played without a shoulder rest.
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Although very few Renaissance and medieval flutes have survived, a relatively large number of Baroque flutes have been preserved. These flutes are primarily constructed of some type of wood, typically boxwood, or occasionally metal or ivory.
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Many instruments are C instruments. For example, piano, organ, oboe, violin, guitar, and trombone are all C instruments. A pianist who sees a written C will play a note that the violinist would agree is a C.
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There are five main instrument families: strings, woodwind, brass, keyboards, and percussion.