The History Of The Orchestra

 Orchestra's started their roots in the 17th century. There were many groups of instrumentalists then (no where near as many as there are nowadays!) but were only employed for important occasions and to play for rich and noble families. But it soon became more popular and were hired more frequently until the late 17th century where Claudio Monteverdi ( a Italian opera composer) used a group of specific musicians created by Johann Stamitz to feature in one of his pieces. We now know these orchestras to be a called 'Modern Orchestra' and is a type of orchestra used by many famous composers. 

 

 2 Famous Composers

 

This is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A very famous Austrian composer from the 17th century. Did you know that he started composing at the age of five when his father brought him a harpsichord? He even went on a European tour by the age of six!

And Claude Debussy a also very famous French composer from the 19th century. He was born to a poor family but had a piano sent to him by the age 11 and entered the Paris Conservatory where the teachers recognised his talent but found he was strange boy.