Classical Music and the Development of Orchestra, Harmony and Choral Forms

Music History
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Introduction
Early music greatly influenced the development of classical music in terms of orchestration, harmony, and form. The influence led to the advancement of range, rhythm, harmony, form, and notation in the classical music works. With the incorporation of early music chromatics, the classical music works developed a new face. Composers in the classical period were offered a broad field, from which they could make decisions concerning music. Classical music enthralled techniques such as instrumentals, lyrics and dances from the early music, thus influencing the structural composition of music. Classical music period also evolved from the renaissance period, responding to musical philosophies' advancement, and bestowing further prospects for composers and musicians to reconnoiter. A general view of the classical music works reveals its significant reflections of the musical styles of the early periods. Classical music simply gives reference to the orchestral, harmony and choral forms that distinguish it from the rest of distinct early periods.
Orchestra
The influence of early music on classical music led to the evolution of the orchestra. The classical music orchestra was similar to that of the early music though it was a little bit expanded. The orchestra was grouped into six units. They include; duet, quartet, string quartet, chamber orchestra, symphony, and philharmonic orchestra. The duet orchestra involved two performers in a piece of music. The quartet orchestra involved four performers. The symphony orchestra influenced pre-classical work, which led to its establishment during the classical period. Classical music incorporated a chamber orchestra which consisted of a small orchestra of artists. The chamber orchestra did not include solo instruments as it was the case in the early music. However, it incorporated the guitar, viol and rebec among other string instruments used in the early renaissance period music. An example of an orchestra incorporated by classical music was woodwinds; baroque flute.[Georges, Patrick. "Western classical music development: a statistical analysis of composers similarity, differentiation and evolution." Scientometrics 112, no. 1 (2017): 32.] [Afshari, Farazi. "A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON CLASSICAL MUSIC AND COMPARISON WITH OTHER MUSIC STYLES, TYPES, AND GENRES." (Research Gate, 2018), 13]
Musical instrumentation
The early music influence also led the classical music composers to incorporate the basic ensembles in their works. For instance, the use of strings in classical music was an influence from the baroque era. Note that the musical instruments adopted from the early music were refurbished and improved. The advancement in tools forced music composers to learn about instruments since they were the primary elements in the development of music. The progress of instruments forced the music composers to standardize the orchestration. As a result, the use of string instruments was improved, and the tools such as flutes, trumpets, oboes, bassoons, and clarinets were categorized in pairs. The clarinets were also categorized under the woodwind aspects. Music pieces were composed of motives, from one instrument to another, thus givin...