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STRING QUARTET
A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – two violin players, a viola player and a cellist. The string quartet was developed into its current form by the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn with his works in the 1750s establishing the genre. -
WIND QUINTET
A wind quintet, also known as a woodwind quintet, is a group of five wind players (most commonly flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon)
It was Anton Reicha’s twenty-four quintets, begun in 1811, and the nine quintets of Franz Danzi that established the genre. -
THE ROMANTIC ORCHESTRA
The late 19th century saw a dramatic expansion in the size of the orchestra and in the dynamic range and diversity of instruments used in this ensemble. -
JAZZ BAND
jazz bands vary in the quantity of its members and the style of jazz that they play but it is common to find a jazz band made up of a rhythm section and a horn section.
Dixieland jazz band made the first jazz recordings in early 1917.
