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What is the origin of symphony?
1, the origin of musical instruments

Orchestral music was gradually formed with the development of vocal music and instrumental music in the 16 and 17 centuries. /kloc-After the 8th century, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven all made great contributions.

The origin of symphonic music can be traced back to a long time ago. Its name originated from ancient Greece, and it was the general name of "harmony" and "harmony" at that time.

2, musical instrument action specification

Symphony is generally divided into four movements:

The first movement: sonata form, Allegro;

The second movement: complex trilogy or variation, adagio;

The third movement: minuet or scherzo, Allegro;

The fourth movement: sonata, Rondo or Rondo sonata, Allegro.

General standard routines of orchestral divertimento

The first movement: fast, lively and sonata-like structure, which is the core of the whole song;

The second movement: slow, like a song, variation structure, lyrical;

The third movement: medium speed, fast speed, variation or complex trilogy structure, descriptive;

The fourth movement: fast, extremely fast, Rondo structure, climax.

3. Composition of musical instruments

Symphony Orchestra is a big family of instrumental music in the music kingdom. Generally, it is divided into five groups: string group, woodwind group, brass group, percussion group and color instrument group.

String group: violin, viola, cello and double bass.

Woodwind group: piccolo, flute, oboe, British bassoon (alto oboe), clarinet, bass clarinet and bassoon.

Brass instrument group: trumpet, cornet, French horn, trombone, tuba and tenor.

Percussion instrument group: timpani, Dajun drum, snare drum, gong, cymbal, triangle, castanet, etc.

Color musical instrument group: piano, harp, xylophone, aluminum Zhong Qin, piano, chime, etc.

The orchestra consists of the following four groups of instruments.

String group

Violin, viola, cello and double bass are also called "bowstring instruments".

Plucked musical instruments, harp, organ, piano, lyre, bass, banjo, etc.

Guanmu formation

Woodpipes are divided into "reed-less instruments", including piccolo and flute (also called flute); Clarinet includes clarinet, bass clarinet and clarinet. "Oboe" includes treble oboe, English bassoon, bassoon and bassoon. Although they are all woodwind double reed instruments, they are actually the arrangement of tenor, tenor and bass. Among them, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and bass bassoon often appear in the instrumental music of18th century. /kloc-in the 0/9th century, he became the protagonist to enhance the drama atmosphere.

Copper tube group

Copper tube set: cornet (trumpet), trumpet, French horn, trombone and tuba (bass horn).

Strike group

Percussion instruments such as timpani, bass drum, tambourine, cymbal, paizhong, gong, xylophone, piano, sleigh bell, castanet, sand hammer, ratchet, cowbell, cuckoo flute, box bang, music whip, bell, vibrato, Malimba and drum set can be divided into tonality and atonality. Tremolo, Malimba, piano and xylophone are all keyboard percussion.

Extended data

Orchestral music was gradually formed with the development of vocal music and instrumental music in the 16 and 17 centuries. /kloc-After the 0/8th century, Haydn established the compilation of the orchestra and the musical style of the main theme. Mozart further affirmed Beethoven's creation of orchestral overtures in the form of symphonies and dramas. /kloc-from 0/9 to the 20th century, the development of orchestral music reached its peak, and a large number of outstanding composers and works appeared one after another.

Symphony (not the same as symphony, but also symphonies and symphonies) is a large-scale multi-movement orchestra, which is generally composed for orchestras. Symphony is a large orchestra suite, which evolved from the overture of Italian opera. The name of "symphony" comes from Greek, which means "to ring together".

/kloc-It developed into an independent orchestral work in the second half of the 0/8th century, usually consisting of four movements (sometimes preceded by adagio), and some movements are more or less than four. The genre of each movement is very similar to sonata, but the scale is larger, the music theme is greatly developed, and the orchestral methods are richer, which is suitable for expressing dramatic content.

reference data

Orchestral music-Baidu encyclopedia

Symphony-Baidu Encyclopedia