Chapter 11: Musical Ensembles

Question 1

Chorus

Answer 1

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. (page 46)

Question 2

SATB

Answer 2

Abbreviation for the standard voices in a chorus or choir: soprano, alto, tenor, bass; may also refer to instrumental ranges. (page 46)

Question 3

Choir

Answer 3

A group of singers who perform together, usually in parts, with several on each part; often associated with a church. (page 46)

Question 4

a cappella

Answer 4

Choral music performed without instrumental accompaniment. (page 46)

Question 5

Chamber Music

Answer 5

Ensemble music for up to about ten players, with one player to a part. (page 47)

Question 6

String Quartet

Answer 6

Chamber music ensemble consisting of two violins, viola, and cello. Also a multimovement composition for this ensemble. (page 47)

Question 7

Duo Sonata

Answer 7

A chamber group comprised of a soloist with piano. Also, in the Baroque period, a sonata for a melody instrument and basso continuo. (page 47)

Question 8

Piano Trio

Answer 8

Standard chamber ensemble of piano with violin and cello. (page 47)

Question 9

Piano Quartet

Answer 9

Standard chamber ensemble of piano with violin, viola, and cello. (page 47)

Question 10

Piano Quintet

Answer 10

Standard chamber ensemble of piano with string quartet (two violins, viola, and cello). (page 47)

Question 11

String Quintet

Answer 11

Standard chamber ensemble made up of either two violins, two violas, and cello or two violins, viola, and two cellos. (page 47)

Question 12

Sextet

Answer 12

Chamber music for six instruments or voices. (page 47)

Question 13

Septet

Answer 13

Chamber music for seven instruments or voices. (page 47)

Question 14

Octet

Answer 14

Chamber music for eight instruments or voices. (page 47)

Question 15

Woodwind

Answer 15

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. (page 47)

Question 16

Brass Quintet

Answer 16

Standard chamber ensemble made up of two trumpets, horn, trombone, and tuba. (page 47)

Question 17

Wind Band

Answer 17

Instrumental ensemble ranging from forty to eighty members or more, consisting of wind and percussion instruments. Also concert band. (page 48)

Question 18

Marching Band

Answer 18

Instrumental ensemble for entertainment at sports events and parades, consisting of wind and percussion instruments, drum majors/majorettes, and baton twirlers. (page 48)

Question 19

Jazz Band

Answer 19

Instrumental ensemble made up of reed (saxophones and clarinets), brass (trumpets and trombones), and rhythm sections (percussion, piano, double bass, and sometimes guitar). (page 48)

Question 20

Baton

Answer 20

A thin stick, usually painted white, used by a conductor. (page 49)

Question 21

Concertmaster

Answer 21

The first-chair violinist of a symphony orchestra. (page 49)

Question 22

Fugue

Answer 22

Polyphonic form popular in the Baroque era, in which one or more themes are developed by imitative counterpoint. (page 50)