{"id":1422,"date":"2015-08-20T21:24:07","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T21:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/musicappreciation\/?post_type=chapter&p=1422"},"modified":"2015-09-11T21:24:10","modified_gmt":"2015-09-11T21:24:10","slug":"the-classical-orchestra","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/rangercollege-musicappreciation\/chapter\/the-classical-orchestra\/","title":{"raw":"The Classical Orchestra","rendered":"The Classical Orchestra"},"content":{"raw":"

Composition of the Classical Orchestra<\/h2>\r\nThe classical orchestra is considerably smaller than the modern symphony orchestra: fewer\u00a0strings, no\u00a0more than two of the same instruments in woodwind and brass sections can\u00a0be used, and the percussion section contains only a very few instruments.\r\n\r\nThe typical classical orchestra contains the following:\r\n\r\nWoodwinds<\/strong>\r\n\r\n
2 Flutes<\/dd>
2 Oboes<\/dd>
2 Clarinets (Bb, C, or A)<\/dd>
2 Bassoons<\/dd><\/dl>
Brass<\/strong><\/dt>
2 Horns<\/dd>
2 Trumpets<\/dd><\/dl>
Percussion<\/strong><\/dt>
2 Timpani<\/dd><\/dl>
Strings<\/strong><\/dt>
12 Violins I<\/dd>
10 Violins II<\/dd>
8 Violas<\/dd>
8 Violoncellos<\/dd>
6 Double basses<\/dd><\/dl>\r\n
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Listen: Haydn\u2019s Orchestra (Symphony No. 94)<\/h3>\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/eVXalu0p1wo\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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  • Strings: Violins 1, Violins 2, Violas, Cellos and Double Basses<\/li>\r\n\t
  • Woodwinds: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes<\/li>\r\n\t
  • Brass: 2 French Horns, 2 Trumpets<\/li>\r\n\t
  • Percussion: Timpani<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
    \r\n
    \r\n

    Listen: Beethoven\u2019s Orchestra (Symphony No. 5)<\/h3>\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/6z4KK7RWjmk\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
      \r\n\t
    • Strings: Violins 1, Violins 2, Violas, Cellos, Double Basses<\/li>\r\n\t
    • Woodwinds: 1 Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Bassoons, 2 Clarinets, 1 Contrabassoon<\/li>\r\n\t
    • Brass: 2 French Horns, 2 Trumpets, 3 Trombones<\/li>\r\n\t
    • Percussion: Timpani<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"

      Composition of the Classical Orchestra<\/h2>\n

      The classical orchestra is considerably smaller than the modern symphony orchestra: fewer\u00a0strings, no\u00a0more than two of the same instruments in woodwind and brass sections can\u00a0be used, and the percussion section contains only a very few instruments.<\/p>\n

      The typical classical orchestra contains the following:<\/p>\n

      Woodwinds<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
      2 Flutes<\/dd>\n
      2 Oboes<\/dd>\n
      2 Clarinets (Bb, C, or A)<\/dd>\n
      2 Bassoons<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
      \n
      Brass<\/strong><\/dt>\n
      2 Horns<\/dd>\n
      2 Trumpets<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
      \n
      Percussion<\/strong><\/dt>\n
      2 Timpani<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
      \n
      Strings<\/strong><\/dt>\n
      12 Violins I<\/dd>\n
      10 Violins II<\/dd>\n
      8 Violas<\/dd>\n
      8 Violoncellos<\/dd>\n
      6 Double basses<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
      \n

      Listen: Haydn\u2019s Orchestra (Symphony No. 94)<\/h3>\n

      https:\/\/youtu.be\/eVXalu0p1wo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

        \n
      • Strings: Violins 1, Violins 2, Violas, Cellos and Double Basses<\/li>\n
      • Woodwinds: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes<\/li>\n
      • Brass: 2 French Horns, 2 Trumpets<\/li>\n
      • Percussion: Timpani<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
        \n
        \n

        Listen: Beethoven\u2019s Orchestra (Symphony No. 5)<\/h3>\n

        https:\/\/youtu.be\/6z4KK7RWjmk<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

          \n
        • Strings: Violins 1, Violins 2, Violas, Cellos, Double Basses<\/li>\n
        • Woodwinds: 1 Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Bassoons, 2 Clarinets, 1 Contrabassoon<\/li>\n
        • Brass: 2 French Horns, 2 Trumpets, 3 Trombones<\/li>\n
        • Percussion: Timpani<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":276,"menu_order":6,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-1422","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":704,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/rangercollege-musicappreciation\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/rangercollege-musicappreciation\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/rangercollege-musicappreciation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/rangercollege-musicappreciation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/276"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/rangercollege-musicappreciation\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2059,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/rangercollege-musicappreciation\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1422\/revisions\/2059"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/rangercollege-musicappreciation\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/704"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/rangercollege-musicappreciation\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1422\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/rangercollege-musicappreciation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/rangercollege-musicappreciation\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=1422"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/rangercollege-musicappreciation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=1422"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/rangercollege-musicappreciation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=1422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}