Naomi: This is an organ, a popular instrument of the Baroque period. It’s a little bit like woodwind or brass instruments ... a small plectrum to pluck a string; an organ uses pipes and bellows ...

as a member of the string section of symphony orchestras, and some rock bands. History It's thought cellos evolved in the 16th century from other similar instruments; instruments like the viola da ...

Reinforcing the period-specific instruments, Dirst says the string quartet instruments have ... are created for long legato lines. Instead, a Baroque bow is all about rhetoric and about inflecting ...