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The piccolo (/ ˈpɪkəloʊ / PIH-kə-loh; Italian for 'small') [1][2] is a half-size flute and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments. Sometimes referred to as a "baby flute" or piccolo flute, the modern piccolo has the same type of fingerings as the standard transverse flute, [3] but the sound it produces is an octave higher.
The word symphony is derived from the Greek word συμφωνία (symphōnía), meaning "agreement or concord of sound", "concert of vocal or instrumental music", from σύμφωνος (sýmphōnos), "harmonious". [ 1 ] The word referred to a variety of different concepts before ultimately settling on its current meaning designating a musical ...
The Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, also known as the Fate Symphony (German: Schicksalssinfonie), is a symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven between 1804 and 1808. It is one of the best-known compositions in classical music and one of the most frequently played symphonies, [1] and it is widely considered one of the cornerstones of western music.
Paris Opéra. Conductor. Walther Straram. Ravel's Boléro, Lamoureux Orchestra, directed by Ravel himself, first part. Ravel's Boléro, Lamoureux Orchestra, directed by Ravel himself, 1930 12" shellac disc label [1] Boléro is a 1928 work for large orchestra by French composer Maurice Ravel. It is one of Ravel's most famous compositions. [2]
A lyrical movement in a slow or moderate tempo, sometimes built out of three sections that repeat themselves in the order A–B–C–A–B–C, and sometimes a set of variations. A minuet or scherzo, a light movement in three quarter time, with a main section, a contrasting trio section, and a repeat of the main section.
Woodwind section. The woodwind section, which consists of woodwind instruments, is one of the main sections of an orchestra or concert band. Woodwind sections contain instruments given Hornbostel-Sachs classifications of 421 (edge-blown aerophones, commonly known as flutes) and 422 (reed aerophones), but exclude 423 (brass instruments, which ...
Cello, front and side view. The violoncello (/ ˌvaɪələnˈtʃɛloʊ / VY-ə-lən-CHEL-oh, Italian pronunciation: [vjolonˈtʃɛllo]), [ 1 ] often simply abbreviated as cello (/ ˈtʃɛloʊ / CHEL-oh), is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family.
The Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, also known as the Pastoral Symphony (German: Pastorale [1]), is a symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven and completed in 1808. One of Beethoven's few works containing explicitly programmatic content, [2] the symphony was first performed alongside his fifth symphony in the Theater an der Wien on 22 December 1808 in a four-hour concert.