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For one thing, the sections were smaller, and the tuba wasn't invented until the 1840s. A common section was 2 horns and 2 trumpets. The trumpets typically played in octaves, doubling the timpani part. The horns also often played in octaves, playing accompaniment parts. Long, sustained tones were also common in horn parts.
What else can I help you with?
What family of instruments is used to express power in the romantic period?
Brass
How did the size of the orestra change?
Instruments were better made and in the Romantic Period, more brass instruments were added. In the 20 th century, percussion became more prominent( although there are still only 4-5 percussionists in an orchestra).
Are all brass instruments in the orchestra made of brass?
Yes
Were brass instruments used in the classical orchestra?
Yes. There would often be two horns and two trumpets. Trombones were added in the late Classical period. The tuba wasn't invented until the 1840s, well into the Romantic era.
What famaily does the orchestra belong in?
The orchestra is not a group of instruments - it contains groups of instruments such as woodwind, brass, strings and percussion.
What are the instruments in a orchestra group?
Strings, Brass, Woodwinds and Percussion.
Where do brass instruments sit in an orchestra?
In the back, but in front of the percussion.
Which instrument does not have values to change notes?
The brass instruments did not have valves before the Romantic period. Therefore, those were not chromatic instruments approximately before 1800's. Compare lines for brass instruments in Chopin's music with that of Mozart which proves the fact.
What two brass instruments are only played in brass band and not orchestra?
One would be the Sousaphone.
Did classical music contain brass instruments?
Oh yes, a symphonic orchestra does include brass instruments, including trumpets and French horns and tubas.
What instruments are in a philharmonic orchestra?
Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, Harps, Keyboards, Strings.
What families of instruments found in a modern orchestra?
String , woodwinds, brass and percussion :)
