Symphony

The Greek word symphony means sounding together In the seventeenth century, the majority of the Baroque period, the terms symphony and sinfonia were used to describe a range of different works, including operas, sonatas, and concertos.

A consonance or harmony of sounds, agreeable to the ear, whether the sounds are vocal or instrumental, or both.

An elaborate instrumental composition for a full orchestra, consisting usually, like

the sonata, of three or four contrasted yet inwardly related movements, as the allegro, the adagio, the minuet and trio, or scherzo, and the finale in quick time.

Shawn
A shawn is an early type of oboe, which was mainly used during Medieval and Renaissance periods. The body of the shawm was usually turned from a single piece of wood, and terminated in a flared bell somewhat like that of a trumpet. It was made in seven sizes and performed in court ceremonial music and town bands.

Piano
Abbreviation of piano e forte which means soft & strong Could vary its tone unlike the harpsichord. Cristofori marks the beginning of the Piano, although there were many

keyboard instruments before. Viennese pianos were known for their light clean tone and quick action. English developed their pianos into bigger more substantial instruments with a larger tone. Square piano was the mainstay of the piano industry at the turn of the Century. Modern piano as we know it in all its glory! Art case pianos are pianos with exceptional cases. Avant-garde and experimental designs have made their way into pianos like everything else. Upright pianos have seen many changes since they were first grand pianos set on end.

Violin
Originating in the medieval fiddle and developed during the

Renaissance. Improved by Antonio Stradivari, Giuseppe Guarneri, and others.. Francois Tourte invented the modern bow. By the early 19th century the violin has its modern form.

Orchestra
An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble that contains sections of

string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments.

By the 1500s, the time known as the Renaissance, the word "consort"

was used to mean a group of instrumentalists, and sometimes singers too, making music together or "in concert".
In the next century the orchestra developed still further. The violin family,

violin, viola, cello, and bass, replaced the viols, and this new kind of string section became even more central to the Baroque orchestra than the viols had been in the Renaissance.
In the Baroque era, a musical director occasionally stood and

conducted.
In the next century, the strings were more important than ever, and the

keyboard instruments had taken a back seat. Composers began to write for the specific instrument they had in mind.
The 20th century has been a century of freedom and experimentation

with the orchestra. I