Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The oboe, also known as hautbois in French, is a double-reed woodwind instrument with a bright and penetrating tone. Learn about its development, classification, range, and how oboists make and adjust their reeds.
Learn about the sopranino recorder, the second smallest recorder of the modern recorder family. Find out its history, pitch, construction, and usage in different periods and languages.
The soprano recorder is the third-smallest instrument of the recorder family and is usually played as the highest voice in four-part ensembles. It has a similar timbre to the flue pipes of an organ and is often used in music education for children.
Oboe d'amore is a double reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family, with a tranquil and serene tone. It was invented in the eighteenth century and used by Bach, Telemann, Ravel and others, and revived in the twentieth century.
The garklein recorder is the smallest size of the recorder family, also known as the sopranissimo recorder or piccolo recorder. It was unknown before the Baroque era, but a one-handed zuffolo with three front finger holes and one thumb hole is described by Michael Praetorius in his Syntagma Musicum.
Cor anglais, or English horn, is a double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family, pitched a perfect fifth lower than the oboe. Learn about its history, description, timbre, reeds, and repertoire from this comprehensive article.
Bella, perché tu forsi (for soprano and bass continuo) Biondo crin, occhio nero, e sen d’avorio (for soprano and bass continuo) Che ne dici, che risolvi (for soprano and bass continuo) Crudelissimo amore (for alto and bass continuo) Dove sei, che fai cor mio (for soprano and bass continuo) E dove, Amor, mi guidi (for soprano, instruments and ...
A comprehensive catalog of works by the Russian composer, pianist, and conductor Igor Stravinsky, sorted by his K Catalog numbers. The list covers his three style periods: Russian, neoclassical, and serial, and includes ballets, orchestral, vocal, and chamber music.