Title: Woodwind Instruments In The Orchestra - MusicalHow.Com
Headings: Woodwind Instruments In The Orchestra
Woodwind Instruments In The Orchestra
The Woodwind Family Instruments
Two Kinds of Woodwind Instruments
Basic Woodwind Instruments in an Orchestra
Woodwind Instruments in a Symphony or Philharmonic Orchestra
1) Piccolo
2) Alto Flute
3) Bass Flute
4) Oboe d’amore
5) Cor Anglais or English Horn
6) Bass oboe or Heckelphone
7) E-flat Clarinet
8) Basset Horn
9) Bass Clarinet
10) Contrabassoon or Double Bassoon
11) Soprano Saxophone
12) Alto Saxophone
13) Tenor Saxophone
14) Baritone Saxophone

Content: However, it was not until the height of the classical period that the woodwind section was fully appreciated at the end of the 18th century. By the 19th century, the orchestral music compositions of Brahms, Strauss, Tchaikovsky, and Wagner would include the use of flutes, oboes, and bassoons. The Woodwind Family Instruments
In the early part of the 20th century, additional instruments were being added to the family as the woodwind section continued to expand along with the other families of instruments. A clear example would be Gustav Mahler’s “Symphony No. 8,” one of the massive-scale choral classical works, which was also dubbed as “Symphony of a Thousand.” It used many woodwind instruments including bassoons, E-flat clarinets, B-flat clarinets, bass clarinet, cor anglais, contrabassoon, flutes, oboes, and piccolos. These instruments are called woodwind due to the raw material from which they were made of, and that is wood. However, today’s instruments are made of a combination of different materials. Aside from wood, there are plastic and metal. The most common thing about these instruments is that they are some form of tube pipe with holes on both ends of the instrument: