Who are the three Bs? What’s the difference between a symphony and an orchestra? Which instruments make up a piano quartet (Hint: It’s not four pianos).
If you’re interested in building a classical music library, chances are you’ll come across questions like these. Here (timpani roll, please) are the answers: (1) Bach, Beethoven and Brahms; (2) A symphony is a type of orchestra; and (3) Piano, violin, viola and cello.
It’s #2 … hadn’t heard that definition before.
Anyone?
I guess the writer is distinguishing between a chamber orchestra and a symphony orchestra …? But some groups go by “orchestra” and some by “symphony” and others by “symphony orchestra” and all groups might be the same size. So I dunno.
Reading further … makes me really wonder about that “Silelius” guy. (I’m guessing that one will be corrected. And soon. We’ll see!)
