... used by composers from medieval times to the 18th Century, it comes from a family of instruments that had almost dropped out of the orchestra by Mozart's time. Only in recent years, with a revival of interest in early music, has it re-emerged as an instrument of the orchestra. PICCOLO This ... create the sounds of whistling storms. PIANO The pianoforte - to give it its full name - is not usually regarded as an orchestral instrument, yet in Mozart's time it served a 'filling in' purpose, even in concertos. Only the huge advances in piano construction in the 19th Century took it out of ......

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