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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Brass: The tuba - Unfairly maligned?
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Brass: The tuba - Unfairly maligned?
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Brass: The tuba perfectly cast by Ravel
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Brass: The tuba perfectly cast by Ravel
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Introduction. And we begin with a bang
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Introduction. And we begin with a bang
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: The bass drum on the battlefields. Includes excerpt from Copland's Fanfare for the Comm
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: The bass drum on the battlefields. Includes excerpt from Copland's Fanfare for the Comm
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: At the opposite extreme is the triangle
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: At the opposite extreme is the triangle
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Categories of percussion: tuned and untuned. The side drum
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Categories of percussion: tuned and untuned. The side drum
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: The side drum in an effective but unexpected role. Includes excerpt from Nielsen's Clar
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: The side drum in an effective but unexpected role. Includes excerpt from Nielsen's Clar
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: The tambourine. One of the oldest instruments in the world
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: The tambourine. One of the oldest instruments in the world
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Even older is the originally oriental gong
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Even older is the originally oriental gong
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: No single instrument can match the gong in evoking the breaking of waves. Includes exce
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: No single instrument can match the gong in evoking the breaking of waves. Includes exce
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: The cymbals are generally discovered early in life. Includes excerpt from Elgar's The S
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: The cymbals are generally discovered early in life. Includes excerpt from Elgar's The S
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Other untuned percussion instruments include the whip. Includes excerpt from Ravel's Pi
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Other untuned percussion instruments include the whip. Includes excerpt from Ravel's Pi
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: More versatile than the whip are the wood blocks.... Includes studio example
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: More versatile than the whip are the wood blocks.... Includes studio example
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Related to the wood blocks, by sound, are the castanets. Includes excerpt from Glinka's
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Related to the wood blocks, by sound, are the castanets. Includes excerpt from Glinka's
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: A still earlier example from fifteenth-century Spain
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: A still earlier example from fifteenth-century Spain
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: The birth of the bongo
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: The birth of the bongo
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: From the streets of New York to the blacksmith's shop. Includes excerpt rom Verdi's Il
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: From the streets of New York to the blacksmith's shop. Includes excerpt rom Verdi's Il
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Desert-island decibels. Includes excerpt from Grofé's Grand Canyon Suite (On the Trail)
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Desert-island decibels. Includes excerpt from Grofé's Grand Canyon Suite (On the Trail)
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: From one vegetable to another: the humble squash, or marrow. Includes excerpt from Monc
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: From one vegetable to another: the humble squash, or marrow. Includes excerpt from Monc
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Onwards to the tuned percussion. First, the timpani
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Onwards to the tuned percussion. First, the timpani
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: But the drum roll can be more effectively frightening than the big band. Includes excer
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: But the drum roll can be more effectively frightening than the big band. Includes excer
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Not one drum roll, but many. Includes excerpt from Grofé's Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Not one drum roll, but many. Includes excerpt from Grofé's Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Taking advantage of tunability
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Taking advantage of tunability
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: The Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin takes a downward turn. Includes excerpt from Shch
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: The Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin takes a downward turn. Includes excerpt from Shch
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Introducing the glockenspiel. Includes excerpt from Shchedrin's Carmen Suite (Carmen's
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Introducing the glockenspiel. Includes excerpt from Shchedrin's Carmen Suite (Carmen's
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Saint-Saëns and the xylophone
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Saint-Saëns and the xylophone
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Ravel and the xylophone
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Ravel and the xylophone
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Introducing the marimba. Includes excerpt from Shchedrin's Carmen Suite (First Intermez
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Introducing the marimba. Includes excerpt from Shchedrin's Carmen Suite (First Intermez
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Introducing the vibraphone
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Introducing the vibraphone
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: The vibraphone goes Russian.... Includes excerpts from Shchedrin's Carmen Suite (Carmen
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: The vibraphone goes Russian.... Includes excerpts from Shchedrin's Carmen Suite (Carmen
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Introducing the Hungarian cimbalom
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Introducing the Hungarian cimbalom
 
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Work(s)  Folk Dances
Work(s)  Folk Dances
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: The cimbalom and the symphony orchestra
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: The cimbalom and the symphony orchestra
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Introducing the tubular bells
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Introducing the tubular bells
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: A more "up-front" approach from Rodion Shchedrin
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: A more "up-front" approach from Rodion Shchedrin
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: But the bells can also make the sinister even more sinister. Includes excerpt from Vaug
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: But the bells can also make the sinister even more sinister. Includes excerpt from Vaug
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Introducing the celeste
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Introducing the celeste
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Magic, in the use of collective percussion
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Magic, in the use of collective percussion
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Plucked instruments: the 'undercover percussion'. Includes excerpt from Shchedrin's Car
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: Plucked instruments: the 'undercover percussion'. Includes excerpt from Shchedrin's Car
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: A prime case in point is the harp, irresistible to the Romantics. Includes excerpt from
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: A prime case in point is the harp, irresistible to the Romantics. Includes excerpt from
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: The traditionally subservient role of the harpsichord in the Baroque orchestra
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: The traditionally subservient role of the harpsichord in the Baroque orchestra
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: The piano: king of the tuned percussion. Includes excerpt from Saint-Saëns' Symphony No
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: The piano: king of the tuned percussion. Includes excerpt from Saint-Saëns' Symphony No
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: The anti-Romantic piano as an integral part of the orchestra
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Percussion: The anti-Romantic piano as an integral part of the orchestra
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: Keyboard instruments in the orchestra - the most powerful of them all
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: Keyboard instruments in the orchestra - the most powerful of them all
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: But things in Handel's day were very different
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: But things in Handel's day were very different
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The organ is difficult to classify
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The organ is difficult to classify
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: An unexpected, organ-related guest
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: An unexpected, organ-related guest
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: Peasant-fancying... and a touch of the roaming cowboy
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: Peasant-fancying... and a touch of the roaming cowboy
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: Outside artefacts and the power of association. Includes excerpt from Mozart's German
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: Outside artefacts and the power of association. Includes excerpt from Mozart's German
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: Mahler's sleighbells. Includes excerpt from Mahler's Symphony No. 4 (opening)
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: Mahler's sleighbells. Includes excerpt from Mahler's Symphony No. 4 (opening)
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: In another symphony Mahler used cowbells. Includes excerpt from Mahler's Symphony No.
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: In another symphony Mahler used cowbells. Includes excerpt from Mahler's Symphony No.
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: A roll-call of some unusual guests. Includes excerpt from Anderson's The Typewriter; S
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: A roll-call of some unusual guests. Includes excerpt from Anderson's The Typewriter; S
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: Chains, and more. Includes excerpt from Varèse's Intégrales; Gershwin's An American in
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: Chains, and more. Includes excerpt from Varèse's Intégrales; Gershwin's An American in
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: Purpose-built oddities: wind machines. Includes excerpts from Vaughan Williams' Sympho
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: Purpose-built oddities: wind machines. Includes excerpts from Vaughan Williams' Sympho
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: National calling cards: the guitar for Spain. Includes excerpt from Rodrigo's Conciert
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: National calling cards: the guitar for Spain. Includes excerpt from Rodrigo's Conciert
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: And the guitar's poor American relative, the banjo. Includes excerpt from Seeger's Was
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: And the guitar's poor American relative, the banjo. Includes excerpt from Seeger's Was
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: And poorer still, the mouth organ. Includes excerpt from Steiner's The Treasure of the
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: And poorer still, the mouth organ. Includes excerpt from Steiner's The Treasure of the
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The Balalaika for Russia. Includes excerpt from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet (Act 2, N
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The Balalaika for Russia. Includes excerpt from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet (Act 2, N
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The maracas for Mexico. Includes excerpt from Sanchez's The Treasure of the Sierra Mad
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The maracas for Mexico. Includes excerpt from Sanchez's The Treasure of the Sierra Mad
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The bongos and the congas and a whole wealth of other drums for Africa and Central Ame
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The bongos and the congas and a whole wealth of other drums for Africa and Central Ame
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The sitar for India. Includes excerpt from Evening Raga: Bhapoli
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The sitar for India. Includes excerpt from Evening Raga: Bhapoli
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The accordion for France (especially Paris). Includes excerpt from Ferré's Paris canai
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The accordion for France (especially Paris). Includes excerpt from Ferré's Paris canai
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The zither for Vienna. Includes excerpt from Kárás's The Third Man (Theme)
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The zither for Vienna. Includes excerpt from Kárás's The Third Man (Theme)
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The cimbalom for Hungary. Includes excerpt from Traditional Hungarian Folk Dances
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The cimbalom for Hungary. Includes excerpt from Traditional Hungarian Folk Dances
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The guitar as an integral part of the orchestra. Includes excerpt from Albéniz's Ronde
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The guitar as an integral part of the orchestra. Includes excerpt from Albéniz's Ronde
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: there are whole orchestras of balalaikas. Includes excerpt from Traditional Russian so
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: there are whole orchestras of balalaikas. Includes excerpt from Traditional Russian so
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The effect of the wordless human voice, used purely as an instrument. Includes excerpt
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The effect of the wordless human voice, used purely as an instrument. Includes excerpt
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: Instruments and the imitation of nature. The clarinet as cuckoo
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: Instruments and the imitation of nature. The clarinet as cuckoo
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The flute as an all-purpose aviary
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The flute as an all-purpose aviary
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The oboe as a duck
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The oboe as a duck
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The recording of reality. Does it work as well?
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The recording of reality. Does it work as well?
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The recording of reality electronically reborn in new guises
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The recording of reality electronically reborn in new guises
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: Beethoven turns avian: cuckoo, nightingale, and quail
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: Beethoven turns avian: cuckoo, nightingale, and quail
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: Some improbable casting: the violin as braying donkey
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: Some improbable casting: the violin as braying donkey
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: A truly orchestral hee-haw to be reckoned with
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: A truly orchestral hee-haw to be reckoned with
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: A thunderstorm in a million
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: A thunderstorm in a million
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The instrumental depiction of a silent world
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: The instrumental depiction of a silent world
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: Saint-Saëns' menagerie takes a curtain call
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Interlopers: Saint-Saëns' menagerie takes a curtain call
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: The grouping of instrumental families. An additive approach. First, two violins
The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: The grouping of instrumental families. An additive approach. First, two violins
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: A greater contrast, both pitch and character: violin and viola
The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: A greater contrast, both pitch and character: violin and viola
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: Arrival at the standard string trio: violin, viola, and cello
The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: Arrival at the standard string trio: violin, viola, and cello
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: The string quartet: two violins, viola, and cello
The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: The string quartet: two violins, viola, and cello
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: The string quintet - when the extra instrument is a second viola
The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: The string quintet - when the extra instrument is a second viola
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: The string quintet - when the extra instrument is a second cello
The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: The string quintet - when the extra instrument is a second cello
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: The string sextet: two violins, two violas, and two cellos
The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: The string sextet: two violins, two violas, and two cellos
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: The string octet: the standard string quartet times two
The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: The string octet: the standard string quartet times two
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: Double the string octet: a fully fledged string orchestra
The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: Double the string octet: a fully fledged string orchestra
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: The massed strings of a symphony orchestra
The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: The massed strings of a symphony orchestra
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: Contrasts of pitch and instrumental 'colour' in the woodwind section
The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: Contrasts of pitch and instrumental 'colour' in the woodwind section
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: In the First Variation it's the horn that gets the lion's share
The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: In the First Variation it's the horn that gets the lion's share
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: In Variation Two the torch is handed to the bassoon
The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: In Variation Two the torch is handed to the bassoon
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: in Variation Three the oboe leads
The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: in Variation Three the oboe leads
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: Variation Four: conversation before returning to a solo-dominated texture
The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: Variation Four: conversation before returning to a solo-dominated texture
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: And Variation Five is dominated by the clarinet
The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: And Variation Five is dominated by the clarinet
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: The next to be featured is the virtuoso flute
The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: The next to be featured is the virtuoso flute
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: Individual farewells and a closing chorus
The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: Individual farewells and a closing chorus
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: A mixed group: clarinet, bassoon, horn, string quartet, and double-bass
The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: A mixed group: clarinet, bassoon, horn, string quartet, and double-bass
 
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: The early classical symphony orchestra of Haydn and Mozart
The Instruments of the Orchestra  The Orchestra: The early classical symphony orchestra of Haydn and Mozart
 
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