Talk:List of period instruments

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A scholar of the serpent who also writes about the buccin and the opheclide as scored by Berlioz.

http://www.yeodoug.com/articles/serpent/serpent.html

Other material exists here under "authentic performance".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Authentic_performance

The Recorder a double reed instrument?
The Recorder is not a double reed instrument (double reed instruments have a mouthpiece functioning in similiar way to oboe and bassoon reeds). Although some scholars think that the instruments ancient greeks called flutes might have been. Satúrnus 16:55, 9 August 2006 (UTC)


 * As far as I know, early recorders did not have double reeds or reeds at all. There's no mention in the recorder article. I've moved it to the Wind instrument section. My apologies if this is in error. MarkBuckles (talk) 17:55, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Harpsichord replaced by piano
In the Classic period the piano did not replace the harpsichord. Composers such as Haydn and Mozart still played it and composed for it, both in operas as well as some Sonatas. Yes, the harpsichord did disappear later in the 19th century, but has reappeared in the 20th, both for period instrument performances as well getting some new repertoire. The "replaced by piano" is unneccessary...the harpsichord was very much alive in the classic period - in which section this was added. --Ebrownless (talk) 07:22, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

What about percussion?
At least the timpani as the "bass section of the brass (trumpets)" should be mentioned. --User:Haraldmmueller 07:00, 8 July 2018 (UTC)

See also list of recorder-players
In the see-also section, we did have "list of recorder players". I've deleted this link on the grounds that it's no more logical than to have "list of cornett players", "list of harpsichord players" or list-of for any of the instruments named. The see-also section would have to duplicate the entire preceding list. I can see the point of retaining castrato in the see-also section because the human voice is an instrument, and yet castrati are not something that will ever happen again, so that "instrument" is not available in period form to those who pursue historically-informed performance. Hope this is okay? I will check that the recorder article refers to the list of recorder players. Elemimele (talk) 21:18, 11 August 2021 (UTC)