Chapter 11 Flashcards
Fairly large group of singers who perform together, usually with several on each part. Also a choral movement of a large-scale work. In jazz, a single statement of the melodic-harmonic pattern
chorus
Abbreviation for the standard voices in a chorus or choir: soprano, alto, tenor, bass; may also refer to instrumental ranges.
SATB
A group of singers who perform together, usually in parts, with several on each part; often associated with a church.
choir
Choral music performed without instrumental accompaniment.
a cappella
Ensemble music for up to about ten players, with one player to a part.
chamber music
Chamber music ensemble consisting of two violins, viola, and cello. Also a multimovement composition for this ensemble.
string quartet
A chamber group comprised of a soloist with piano. Also, in the Baroque period, a sonata for a melody instrument and basso continuo
duo sonata
Standard chamber ensemble of piano with violin and cello.
piano trio
Standard chamber ensemble of piano with violin, viola, and cello.
piano quartet
Standard chamber ensemble of piano with string quartet (two violins, viola, and cello).
piano quintet
Standard chamber ensemble made up of either two violins, two violas, and cello or two violins, viola, and two cellos.
string quartet
Chamber music for six instruments or voices.
sextet
Chamber music for seven instruments or voices.
septet
Chamber music for eight instruments or voices.
octet
Instrumental family made of wood or metal whose tone is produced by a column of air vibrating within a pipe that has holes along its length.
woodwind
Standard chamber ensemble made up of two trumpets, horn, trombone, and tuba
brass quintet
Instrumental ensemble ranging from forty to eighty members or more, consisting of wind and percussion instruments. Also concert band.
wind band
Instrumental ensemble for entertainment at sports events and parades, consisting of wind and percussion instruments, drum majors/majorettes, and baton twirlers.
marching band
Instrumental ensemble made up of reed (saxophones and clarinets), brass (trumpets and trombones), and rhythm sections (percussion, piano, double bass, and sometimes guitar).q
jazz band
A thin stick, usually painted white, used by a conductor.
baton
The first-chair violinist of a symphony orchestra.
concertmaster
Polyphonic form popular in the Baroque era, in which one or more themes are developed by imitative counterpoint.
fugue
A small vocal ensemble is known as a(n)
choir
T/F: A symphony orchestra is an example of a chamber ensemble.
false
A woodwind quintet is unusual in that
it includes a brass instrument.
Benjamin Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra is a work based on a dance tune by which composer?
Purcell
How many instrumentalists would you expect to find in a chamber group?
between two and twelve
Vocal music with instrumental accompaniment is called a cappella.
False
Considering The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, which statement is NOT true?
The theme is performed by each instrument family.
The theme is heard highest to lowest within each instrument family.
The entire orchestra never plays all together.
The entire orchestra never plays all together.
In Benjamin Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, the theme is first stated by
the entire orchestra
In an orchestra, brass instruments are placed near the back of the group?
because they are loud.
Jazz bands usually include
a reed section, a brass section, and a rhythm section.
Benjamin Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra was written specifically to demonstrate
different timbres in the orchestra.
In the West, an ensemble of strings coupled with an assortment of woodwinds, brass, and percussion instruments is known as a
symphony orchestra.
The conductor rehearses the ensemble. interprets the music. beats time in metrical patterns. All possible answers.
All possible answers
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra closes with a(n) _______, a polyphonic form popular in the Baroque era (1600–1750).
fugue
The concertmaster is the
first-chair violinist
The largest section of the Western orchestra is the _______ section.
string
The makeup of a string quartet is
two violins, a viola, and a cello.
Which is NOT a true statement? Choral groups are homogeneous. A chorus is a large body of singers. The standard voice parts in choral groups are SATB. Choral groups are heterogeneous.
Choral groups are heterogeneous.
Who is responsible for systematizing bowing strokes for the string section in an orchestra?
the concertmaster
Which of the following ensembles relies mainly on winds and percussion?
band
