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MUSI 2730 Materials Quiz > Chapter 10 > Flashcards

Chapter 10 Flashcards

1
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A slightly curved stick with hair or fibers attached at both ends, drawn over the strings of an instrument to set them in motion

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bow

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To sound the strings of an instrument using fingers or a plectrum or pick.

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pluck

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Soprano, or highest-ranged, member of the bowed-string instrument family.

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violin

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Bowed-string instrument of middle range; the second-highest member of the violin family

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viola

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5
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To perform the same notes with more than one voice or instrument, either at the same pitch level or an octave higher or lower.

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double

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6
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Bowed-string instrument with a middle-to-low range and dark, rich sonority; lower than a viola. Also violoncello.

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cello

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7
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Largest and lowest-pitched member of the bowed string family. Also contrabass or bass viol.

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double bass

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Smooth and connected; opposite of staccato

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legato

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9
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Short, detached notes, marked with a dot above them.

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staccato

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10
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Performance direction to pluck a string of a bowed instrument with the finger.

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pizzicato

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11
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A rapid slide through pitches of a scale.

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glissando

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12
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Rapid repetition of a note; can be achieved instrumentally or vocally.

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tremolo

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13
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Ornament consisting of the rapid alternation between one note and the next.

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trill

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14
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Playing two notes simultaneously on a string instrument.

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double-stop

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15
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Mechanical device used to muffle the sound of an instrument.

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mute

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16
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Individual, pure sounds that are part of any musical tone; in string instruments, crystalline pitches in the very high register, produced by lightly touching a vibrating string at a certain point.

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harmonics

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17
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Plucked-string instrument, triangular in shape with strings perpendicular to the soundboard.

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harp

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18
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Broken chord in which the individual pitches are sounded one after another instead of simultaneously.

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arpeggio

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19
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Plucked-string instrument originally made of wood with a hollow, resonating body and a fretted fingerboard; types include acoustic and electric.

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guitar

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20
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A guitar designed for performance without electronic amplification.

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acoustic guitar

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21
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A guitar designed for electronic amplification

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electric guitar

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22
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Plucked-string instrument with round body in the form of a single-headed drum and a long, fretted neck; brought to the Americas by African slaves.

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banjo

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23
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Plucked-string instrument with a rounded body and fingerboard; used in some traditional musics and in country-western music.

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mandolin

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24
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Soprano-range woodwind instrument, usually made of metal and held horizontally.

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flute

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Smallest woodwind instrument, similar to the flute but sounding an octave higher

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piccolo

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26
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soprano-range, double-reed woodwind instrument.

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oboe

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27
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Double-reed woodwind instrument, larger and lower in range than the oboe

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English horn

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28
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The wide or bulbed opening at the end of a wind instrument.

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bell

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29
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Single-reed woodwind instrument with a wide range of sizes.

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clarinet

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Woodwind instrument, with the lowest range, of the clarinet family.

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bass clarinet

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31
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Double-reed woodwind instrument with a low range

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bassoon

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32
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Double-reed woodwind instrument with the lowest range in the woodwind family. Also double bassoon.

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contrabassoon

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33
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Family of single-reed woodwind instruments commonly used in wind and jazz bands.

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saxophone

34
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The placement of the lips, lower facial muscles, and jaws in playing a wind instrument.

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embouchure

35
Q

Highest-pitched brass instrument that changes pitch by means of valves.

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trumpet

36
Q

Tenor-range brass instrument that changes pitch by means of valves.

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trombone

37
Q

Bass-range brass instrument that changes pitch by means of valves.

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tuba

38
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Valved brass instrument similar to the trumpet but more mellow in sound

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cornet

39
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Brass instrument that evolved from the earlier military, or field, trumpet.

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bugle

40
Q

Valved brass instrument resembling a bugle with a wide bell, used in jazz and commercial music.

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fluegelhorn

41
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Tenor-range brass instrument resembling the tuba

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euphonium

42
Q

Brass instrument adapted from the tuba with a forward bell that is coiled to rest over the player’s shoulder for ease of carrying while marching

A

sousaphone

43
Q

Percussion instrument consisting of a hemispheric copper shell with a head of plastic or calfskin, held in place by a metal ring and played with soft or hard padded sticks. A pedal mechanism changes the tension of the head, and with it the pitch. Also kettledrums.

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timpani

44
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Percussion instrument with tuned blocks of wood suspended on a frame, laid out in the shape of a keyboard and struck with hard mallets

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xylophone

45
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Percussion instrument, a mellower version of the xylophone; of African origin.

A

marimba

46
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A percussion instrument with metal bars and electrically driven rotating propellers under each bar that produces a vibrato sound, much used in jazz.

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vibraphone

47
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Percussion instrument with horizontal, tuned steel bars of various sizes that are struck with mallets and produce a bright metallic sound.

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glockenspiel

48
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Percussion instrument resembling a miniature upright piano, with tuned metal plates struck by hammers that are operated by a keyboard

A

celesta

49
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Percussion instrument of definite pitch consisting of a set of tuned metal tubes of various lengths suspended from a frame and struck with a hammer.

A

chimes

50
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Small cylindrical drum with two heads

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snare drum

51
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Percussion instrument played with a large, soft-headed stick; the largest orchestral drum.

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bass drum

52
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Cylindrical drum without snares.

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tom-tom

53
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Percussion instrument consisting of a small round drum with metal plates inserted in its rim; played by striking or shaking.

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tambourine

54
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Percussion instruments consisting of small wooden clappers that are struck together; widely used to accompany Spanish dancing.

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castanets

55
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Percussion instrument consisting of a slender rod of steel bent in the shape of a triangle, struck with a steel beater.

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triangle

56
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Percussion instruments consisting of two large circular brass plates of equal size that are struck sideways against each other.

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cymbals

57
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Percussion instrument consisting of a broad, circular metal disk suspended on a frame and struck with a heavy mallet; produces a definite pitch. See also tam-tam

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gong

58
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A flat gong of indefinite pitch. See also gong.

A

tam-tam

59
Q

Musical ensemble of Java or Bali, made up of gongs, chimes, metallophones, and drums, among other instruments.

A

gamelan

60
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Keyboard instrument whose strings are struck with hammers controlled by a keyboard mechanism; pedals control dampers in the strings that stop the sound when the finger releases the key.

A

piano

61
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Wind instrument in which air is fed to the pipes by mechanical means; the pipes are controlled by two or more keyboards and a set of pedals.

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organ

62
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Early Baroque keyboard instrument in which the strings are plucked by quills instead of being struck with hammers like the piano.

A

harpsichord

63
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A pizzicato effect is created on a string instrument when

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the strings are plucked.

64
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All of the following are indefinite pitch percussion instruments EXCEPT the
 triangle.
snare drum.
chimes.
bass drum.
A

chimes

65
Q

Which brass instrument dates back to ancient times and was used for religious ceremonies and military signals?

A

trumpet

66
Q

Which keyboard instrument is also a wind instrument?

A

organ

67
Q

On bowed string instruments, sliding the hand along the string while bowing it produces a ________ effect.

A

glissando

68
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T/F: Percussion instruments are divided into two categories: definite or indefinite pitch.

A

True

69
Q

Playing a series of notes smoothly and with connection is called

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legato

70
Q

The string family includes which types of instruments?

A

bowed and plucked

71
Q

The “heart” of the orchestra is the _____ section.

A

string

72
Q

The bowed string instrument with the highest range is the

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violin

73
Q

The instruments of the Western orchestra are categorized into which groups?

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strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion

74
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The opposite of legato is

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staccato

75
Q

The sousaphone is the marching-band adaptation of which instrument?

A

tuba

76
Q

The term arpeggio, meaning “broken chord,” is derived from the name of what instrument?

A

harp

77
Q

Which brass instrument descended from the ancient hunting horn?

A

French horn

78
Q

Which instrument derives its name from the Italian word meaning “loud-soft”?

A

piano

79
Q 
Which is an example of pitched percussion?
xylophone
cymbal
snare drum
bass drum
A

xylophone

80
Q

Which keyboard instrument produces sound with quills that pluck metal strings?

A

harpsichord

81
Q 
Which of the following is a double-reed instrument?
saxophone
flute
clarinet
oboe
A

oboe

82
Q

Which instruments are members of the woodwind family?
oboe, piccolo, contrabassoon, guitar
clarinet, piano, saxophone
flute, oboe, bassoon, English horn, saxophone
bass clarinet, English horn, trumpet

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flute, oboe, bassoon, English horn, saxophone

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