Author Question: Identify the incorrect statement regarding the orchestra during the Classical period. a. ... (Read 125 times)

jasdeep_brar · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

Identify the incorrect statement regarding the orchestra during the Classical
period.

a. regardless of audience size, the ensemble was consistently around 45
musicians
b. strings presented the bulk of the musical material
c. woodwinds added richness and colorful counterpoint
d. French horns provided a sustained background of sound
e. trumpets and percussion provided brilliance when a magnificent sound was
needed

Question 2

As a genre, the symphony became so dominant that eventually its name was
associated with the performing ensemble (from orchestra to symphony
orchestra) as well as to the concert hall (symphony hall)

a. true
b. false