Only two groups of instruments could play freely in both types of ensembles: the cornett and sackbut, and the tabor and tambourine. At the beginning of the 16th century, instruments were considered to be less important than voices. They were used for dances and to accompany vocal music.
Galant music: c. 1720–1780
Galant music: c. 1720–1780Baroque era: c. 1580–1750
Galant music: c. 1720–1780Baroque era: c. 1580–1750Classical era: c. 1750–1820
Renaissance Instruments:
*Flutes: recorder, transverse flute.
*Brass: trumpet, sackbut (predecessor of the trombone)
*Cornett (played with cupped mouthpiece and made of wood or ivory)
*Uncapped double reeds: shawm (predecessor of the modern oboe), curtal (predecessor of the modern bassoon), racket.
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Only two groups of instruments could play freely in both types of ensembles: the cornett and sackbut, and the tabor and tambourine. At the beginning of the 16th century, instruments were considered to be less important than voices. They were used for dances and to accompany vocal music.
Galant music: c. 1720–1780
Galant music: c. 1720–1780Baroque era: c. 1580–1750
Galant music: c. 1720–1780Baroque era: c. 1580–1750Classical era: c. 1750–1820
Renaissance Instruments:
*Flutes: recorder, transverse flute.
*Brass: trumpet, sackbut (predecessor of the trombone)
*Cornett (played with cupped mouthpiece and made of wood or ivory)
*Uncapped double reeds: shawm (predecessor of the modern oboe), curtal (predecessor of the modern bassoon), racket.