What are the common instrument blends in classical/romantic symphonies?

1. What were the main instruments in romantic music?
2. What instruments are in a Classical symphony?
3. What is the most common instrument used in Classical music?
4. What was the most popular instrument in the Romantic era?

What were the main instruments in romantic music?

Instruments

• strings - larger string section.
• woodwind - flutes and piccolo, oboes and clarinets, bassoon and double bassoons.
• brass - trumpets, trombones and French horns (tuba added later in the period)
• percussion - full percussion section.
• key - piano.

What instruments are in a Classical symphony?

The Classical orchestra came to consist of strings (first and second violins, violas, violoncellos, and double basses), two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two or four horns, two trumpets, and two timpani.

What is the most common instrument used in Classical music?

The most widely used string instruments are the violin, viola, cello, and double bass. The violin has the highest pitch of the string instruments, followed by the viola, cello, and double bass.
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Winds:

What was the most popular instrument in the Romantic era?

Piano. In the periods before the Romantic period, including the Classical era, the harpsichord and organ dominated most musical works with light, soft sounds. In the Romantic period, these instruments diminished in popularity and the piano took their place.