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Baroque orchestra
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Baroque orchestra
The
Baroque orchestra
is the type of
orchestra
that existed during the Baroque era, commonly identified as 1600-1750. Its origins were in
France
where
Jean-Baptiste Lully
added the newly re-designed
hautbois
and transverse
flutes
to his
vingt-quatre violons du Roy
. As well as violins and woodwinds, the baroque orchestra contained
continuo
instruments such as the
theorbo
and
harpsichord
.
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