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Question 1

how were string instruments different in the classical era?

Answer 1

tuned a semitone lower, smaller with a shorter bow and neck, gut strings, drier and less powerful bright sound, less sustained but more precise

Question 2

how were woodwind instruments different in the classical era?

Answer 2

finger holes and only a few keys, wooden, smaller dynamic range

Question 3

how were brass instruments different in the classical era?

Answer 3

natural without valves, use of crooks to change key, lipping or handstopping used to access more notes, no trombones

Question 4

how was percussion different in the classical era?

Answer 4

timpanis hand-tuned to tonic and dominant, played with hard sticks, less resonant