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   __** Brass, String and Woodwind Instruments of the Baroque Period **__



** Introduction: **

The Baroque Era happened between 1600 and 1750. It brought huge changes to instrumental music. During this era, instrumental music became just as important as vocal music. The Baroque Era saw the continuation of all the instruments that were used during the Renaissance. In the Baroque period, there were many changes and improvements to all different instruments, many of these instruments we still use today with no changes. Another large important development in the Baroque Era was the exp ansion of the violin family.  The most important string instruments of the Baroque era were the viola family, but over time the violin family slowly replaced them. The violin quickly became the new most important string instrument. The violin was one of the most important and used string instruments between the 16 and 17 hundreds. Just at the end of the Baroque period the violin was the main sound in ensemble music. The double bass was still used, even though the viola family died out.
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Baroque woodwinds were made of only wood, even the flute, and had few or no keys, unlike their nineteenth century descendants. These instruments generally have a softer sound than their modern counterparts. Throughout the Baroque era the most popular woodwind instruments used were the bassoon, flute, and the oboe. The flute very quickly became the common solo and ensemble instrument in the middle of baroque period. The recorder was the only woodwind instrument that did not survive the transition from the Baroque period to the Classical period. 

** Brass Instruments: **

The principle brass instruments of the Baroque era were the trumpet and the French horn. Brass instruments had some limitations during the Baroque period, so the instruments were only used to make the orchestral more colorful. Brass instruments such as horns, trumpets, and trombones were used in large ensembles. It was very rare that they were used as solo instruments.

 In this arrangement by Johann Sebastian Bach you can hear that the string instruments are the primary sound! media type="youtube" key="Fo0K_n3VLG4" width="425" height="350"  References: Thornburgh, E. (n.d.). //Baroque music - part one//. Retrieved from  [] // The Baroque era // . (n.d.). Retrieved from  []