Talk:String section
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"invariably consists of these four"? Is it meant that there is alway some subset of the 4, as in Brahms serenades & the Symphony of Psalms, both standard repertory wo/vlns? A more serious problem with the article is a complete lack of historical context for the evolution of some norm. For example we know Purcell's orch. never included a 16' bass, that Charpentier used 3 sizes of violin... Sparafucil 05:51, 7 June 2007 (UTC)