By the end of the Renaissance, the d'Este family supported a musical establishment of around eighty full-time musicians

How did the late Baroque emphasis on counterpoint alter the texture that characterized the earlier part of the period?

What will be an ideal response?

A symphony is:

a. a small group of acoustic instruments, chiefly the clarinet, trumpet, and trombone, that are accompanied by a rhythm section b. an ensemble that normally includes synthesizers and electrically amplified guitars c. an instrumental genre for orchestra consisting of four separate instrumental pieces d. a generic term describing any composition of classical music e. a large group of wind instruments, such as the clarinets, trumpets, and saxophones, as well as a substantial battery of percussion