Baroque instruments
Table of instruments

Baroque instruments

Section Title: Table of instruments
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Common name	Baroque era name	Type	Plural	Baroque era plural	Example of use by Bach	Notes

trumpet	tromba	it	brass, trumpet	trumpets	trombe	Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172	see also Baroque trumpet

tromba da tirarsi	tromba da tirarsi	it	brass, trumpet	trombe da tirarsi

high trumpet	clarion	it	brass, trumpet	clarini

cornett	cornetto	it	brass, cornett	cornetts	cornetti	used with trombones

trombone	trombone	it	brass, trombone	trombones	tromboni

horn	corno	it	brass, horn	horns	corni

corno da caccia	corno da caccia	it	brass, horn	corni da caccia

corno da tirarsi	corno da tirarsi	it	brass, horn	corni da tirarsi

lituus	lituo	it	brass, lituus	lituuses	litui

timpani	timpani	it	percussion	Christmas Oratorio	used with trumpets

recorder	flauto (dolce)	it	woodwind, recorder	recorders	flauti (dolci)	Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot, BWV 39

descant recorder	flauto piccolo	it	woodwind, recorder	flauti piccoli	Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn, BWV 96, Ihr werdet weinen und heulen, BWV 103

transverse flute	flauto traverso	it	woodwind, flute	transverse flutes	flauti traversi

oboe	oboe	it	woodwind, oboe	oboes	oboi

oboe d'amore	oboe d'amore	it	woodwind, oboe	oboes d'amore	oboi d'amore

tenor oboe	taille	fr	woodwind, oboe	tailles

oboe da caccia	oboe da caccia	it	woodwind, oboe	oboes da caccia	oboi da caccia

bassoon	fagotto	it	woodwind, bassoon	bassoons	fagotti

violin	violino	it	string, Baroque violin	violins	violini

violin piccolo	violino piccolo	it	string, violin	violini piccoli	Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046	main violin

viola	viola	it	string, viola	violas	viole

cello	violoncello	it	string, cello	celli	violoncelli

violoncello piccolo	violoncello piccolo	it	string, cello	violoncelli piccoli

viola d'amore	viola d'amore	it	string, viola	viole d'amore

viola da gamba	viola da gamba	it	string, viol	viole da gamba	St John Passion Aria "Es ist vollbracht!"	Basso continuo, but sometimes solo

violetta	violetta	it	string, viola	violette

violone	violone	it	string, viol	violono

organ	organo	it	key, organ	organs	organi

harpsichord	cembalo	it	key, harpsichord	harpsichords	cembali

lute	liuto	it	string, lute	lutes	liuti

continuo	basso continuo	it	bass group

Sentence(s)

The basso continuo or continuo is of bass group.

final_sentence: The basso continuo or continuo is of bass group.