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Ch. 10: WESTERN INSTRUMENTS Flashcards

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4 families of western instruments:

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  • STRINGS
  • WOODWINDS
  • BRASS
  • PERCUSSION
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STRING= (chordophones)

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-sounded by bowing or plucking

  • **BOWING=violin/viola/cello/double bass
  • **PLUCKED=harp/guitar
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WOODWINDS= (aerophones)

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-sound produced thru air

***flute/oboe/clarinet/bassoon/saxophone

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BRASS= (aerophone)

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***trumpet/French horn/trombone/tuba

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PERCUSSION= glockenspiel/marimba/kettle drum

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IDIOPHONES: xylophone/cymbals/triangle

MEMBRANOPHONES: timpani/bass drum

Pitched=chimes
UNpitched=tambourine

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KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS— do not fit neatly into Western classification system

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Like the PIANO or ORGAN

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