1960s (jan 1, 1960 – jan 1, 1970)

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Max Dreyfus introduces utility arrangement, (saved money), where the chorus of each song was written for the entire orchestra, and this orchestration would be changed at the discretion of the conductor
Harps are used less post Rogers and Hammerstein musicals, but sometimes were preferred over the piano, which had a ‘dampened’ effect
Guitar begins to gain more importance, as well as other plucked instruments such as the mandolin
Size of the pit orchestra begins to diminish, Colours are expanded by doubling (musicians play multiple instruments: e.g., flute & piccolo),
Instruments which are not really ‘instruments’ begin to be used, such as an electric shaver (I Believe In You- How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961)), kazoos

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