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15,000 BCE
Harp
The harp is one of the oldest stringed instruments. From its origins, the harp was a sacred instrument that allowed priests and priestesses to communicate with the gods. In tombs in Mesopotamia there is evidence of harps in the 5th century BC. It then had between 5 and 7 strings. Made in the ancient Mediterranean and the Middle East. -
5500 BCE
drums
Drums were with us from the dawn of mankind, making them one of the oldest musical instruments in the world. Originally, they were natural objects that could be hit, but real drums were later developed with membranes made of animal skin -
3100 BCE
lute
The lute is a musical instrument that was most popular in 15th and 16th century Europe. The definition of a lute is a stringed instrument having a large pear-shaped body, a vaulted back, a fretted fingerboard, and a head with tuning pegs which is often angled backward from the neck. Made in ancient Mesopotamia -
3000 BCE
bell
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1501 BCE
violin
Modern violins are usually made from spruce or maple wood and are built using over 70 different pieces. -
1501 BCE
gulitar
The First Guitar was Created in Ancient Egypt
It had a place with an artist of the time known as Har-Mose and was produced using cleaned cedar with a rawhide soundboard, included three strings, and even had a plectrum gadget appended to the instrument by means of horse hair cord. -
1501 BCE
cello
Cello is a shortened form of the Italian word violoncello, which means 'small large violin. ' The cello is said to be the second-largest bowed string instrument in the world after the double bass. The oldest cello that exists to date is known as The King -
1500 BCE
trumpet
It's bent into a paper clip shape, but if it were stretched out, it would be 6.5 feet long -
900 BCE
flute
A flute dating back to approximately 900 B.C. was found in China and called a ch'ie. To date, the oldest flutes have been found in the Swabian Alps region of Germany, and are said to have been from about 43,000 to 35,000 years ago. Made i Germany -
300 BCE
organ
The Greek engineer Ctesibius of Alexandria is credited with inventing the organ in the 3rd century BC. He devised an instrument called the hydraulis, which delivered a wind supply maintained through water pressure to a set of pipes. The hydraulis was played in the arenas of the Roman Empire. made in ancient Greece -
1450
trombone
A standard trombone is made of long, slender metal tubing. Two U-shaped tubes are linked at opposite ends to form an “S.” One tube slides into the other so the overall length of tubing can be extended or shortened at will. If you add up all the tubing, the trombone is around 9 feet long. -
1511
xylophone
In 1511, it was called “wooden clatter” and later a “straw fiddle” in Europe. Often confused with its cousin the marimba, the xylophone has thick, hardwood bars and elicits much sharper, shorter notes, so the two instruments are often used together for a more varied tone. -
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3 styles
In the genre of classical music, three major periods that span together from the 1600s to the 1900s are (1) the Baroque period (1600–1750), (2) the Classical period (1750–1820), and (3) the Romantic period (1820–1900). -
oboe
The oboe is a medium-high sounding instrument that requires lots of air pressure to make a good sound! It uses a tiny “double reed” which is usually handmade by the player! The oboe is made out of wood and metal and gets bigger at the lower end, where it flares into the bell! -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach composed over 1,000 pieces of music. Some of his most famous work included the Brandenburg Concertos, The Well-Tempered Clavier, and the Mass in B Minor. 1658-1750 -
clarinet
The versatile clarinet is one of the few instruments that can be comfortable in a classical wind ensemble or a big band jazz group. The clarinet's wide spectrum of sounds goes from mellow low to bright high notes, which makes the clarinet a very dynamic instrument and a joy to play -
sitar
The sitar flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries and arrived at its present form in the 18th century. Today it is the dominant instrument in Hindustani music; it is used as a solo instrument with tambura (drone-lute) and tabla (drums) and in ensembles, as well as for northern Indian kathak (dance-dramas). Made in india -
piano
The piano is considered both a string and percussion instrument because it produces sound by striking strings with hammers. There are 18 million non-professional piano players in the U.S. alone. A typical piano has about 12,000 parts, 10,000 of which are moving. -
bossoon
Early bassoons were made out of harder woods, but the modern instrument is typically made of maple. One of the precursors to the bassoon, the dulcian, was made out of a single piece of wood. A double reed is used to play the bassoon, which is made out of a cane called an arundo donax -
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Beethoven, Bach, and Mozart
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was one of the most influential, popular and prolific composers of the classical period. He composed over 600 works, including some of the most famous and loved pieces of symphonic, chamber, operatic, and choral music. Mozart was born in Salzburg to a musical family. 1756-1791 -
Ludwig Van Beethoven
He is widely recognized as one of the greatest composers of the Western European music tradition. His work crowned the classical period as well as initiated the romantic era in music. In 1783 Beethoven's first published work, a set of keyboard variations appeared. 1770-1827 -
Frederic Chopin
Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. -
french horn
Although the horn is an ancient instrument, the French horn wasn't introduced until the seventeenth century. It made its first known debut in the comedy-ballet La Princesse d'Elide in Paris in 1664. It's not actually one piece. Like most instruments, the French horn comes in pieces because of its awkward shape -
saxophone
The saxophone is the only instrument in wide use today that was invented by a single individual -
bass guitar
The longer neck is the main thing that distinguishes the bass guitar and helps produce its specific sound along with the fret. The longer neck results in the string being lower as well and the longer the string the lower the pitch