Serge Prokofiev used the bassoon in Peter and the Wolf for the character of the grandfather. CELLO aka VIOLINCELLO. String family. This is the bass member of the violin family. It originated in the 16th century as one of family of instruments of varying sizes known as (viole da braccio.( It is a giant version of the violin resting on the floor by the player. Some cellos had a pointed leg so that the bottom of the frame doesn(t touch the floor. Its neck is held by the player, who strums his bow back and forth horizontally to produce a profoundly deep tone. The cello is contructed like the violin, with 70 pieces of wood, but with the difference that its sheer size and cavity produce a bass baritone sound. The cello(s leading players in the 20th century have included Pablo Casals and Yo Yo Ma.

CLARINET: Woodwind family. It is an instrument of cylindrical bore going back several centuries. The clarinet is a family of instruments unto itself, ranging from octave to soprano to contrabass or pedal. It is made in five parts: Mouthpiee, barrel, upper or left hand joint, lower or right hand joint, and bell. The sections are fitted by tenon-and-socket connection

TRUMPET: Woodwind family. A family of lip vibrated nstruments unto themselves. They differ from other horsn in the range and type of trumpets. The trumpet came into popular use in medieval and renaissance times as a fanfare or heraldic instrument, a glorified bugle. The trumpet became an orchestral instrument in the 1850s with addition of B flat valves. It became a hugely popular jazz instrument in the 20th century, especially in the hands of someone like Louis Armstrong. Its popularity is due to its crisp, clear sound, which can be upbeat or melancholy. The trumpet is made of curved copper or brass tubing with a cylindrical bore. There are both keyed and valved trumpets of various sizes and keys, and mutes are sometimes used for a wah-wah sound, especially in jazz bands and orchestras. The trumpet became especially popular in jazz and swing bands of the 1930s and 1940s via Armstrong, Harry James, Glenn Miller and Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey. The most renowned trumpet player of the 1990s is Wynton Marsalis, who has won Grammy awards for classical and jazz recordings, the first trumpeter in recording history to be accorded that honor. For jazz trumpeting, Marsalis is a proponent of the freewheeling an