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Chapter 5 - Timbre Flashcards

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1
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Quality of sound characteristic of a particular voice or instrument

A

Timbre

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2
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The word we use to describe timbre

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Color

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3
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Female vocal timbre - 3 most common

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Soprano - high
Mezzo Soprano - some high/some low
Alto - low

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4
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Female with extremely low range? An unusual female timbre

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Contralto

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Extremely high soprano range? Unusual female timbre

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Coloratura soprano

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Male vocal timbre - 3 most common

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Tenor - high
Baritone - some high/some low
Bass - low

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Male voice that has natural soprano capabilities? Unusual male timbre

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Counter Tenor

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Literally “fake voice” - a manipulation of the vocal chords. An unusual male timbre

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Falsetto

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String instruments fall into this category because?

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Because they have strings

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10
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You actively play the strings on a string instrument? True or false

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True

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Four most common string instrument found in an orchestra

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Violin - Soprano
Viola - Alto
Cello - Tenor
String Bass/Upright Bass/Double Bass - Bass

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12
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String instruments are categorized in these

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Registers

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13
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Other stringed instruments that are not found in an orchestra

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Banjo
Harp
Mandolin
Guitar

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What is the difference between the bass and the cello?

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Size and tuning

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To pluck or strum the strings on a string instrument that is typically bowed

A

Pizzicato

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Strings are equivalent to the white keys on the piano and the foot pedals play sharps and flats on this instrument

A

Harp

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Why are woodwinds instruments found in this family?

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Because they are classified as reed instruments. Also known as wind instruments

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18
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How is sound created in woodwind instruments

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Air has to be blown through the instrument

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How are sound waves produced in woodwind instruments?

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Air vibrates against a reed or by the air stream being bent

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Which woodwind instruments have no reed

A

Flute and piccolo

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Woodwind instruments with a single reed

A

Saxophones and clarinets

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Woodwind instruments with double reeds

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Oboe, English horn, and Bassoon

23
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What is the highest saxophone

A

Soprano saxophone

24
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Saxophone with some high and some low

A

Alto saxophone and barritone saxophone

25
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Lowest saxophone

A

Bass sax

26
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Why are brass instruments classified in this category

A

Because sound waves are created by vibrating the lips in a bell shaped mouth piece

27
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The way in which a player applies the mouth to the mouthpiece of a brass or wind instrument.

A

Embouchure

28
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Instruments found in the brass category

A

Trumpet
Trombone
French horn
Tuba

29
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Why are instruments classified as percussion instruments

A

Because sound is produced with the hand by striking, shaking, hitting

30
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What are the two categories of percussion instruments?

A

Pitched and non-pitched

31
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A specific pitch can be found from the sound waves produced

A

Definite (pitch)

32
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No specific pitch can be found - rather, a cluster of pitches close to each other

A

Indefinite pitch (nonpitch)

33
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A regular drum is considered to be an indefinite pitch

A

True

34
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A xylophone is considered to be a definite pitch

A

True

35
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What family produces the widest variety of timbres of all the instrument families

A

Percussion

36
Q

Which type of instruments use some type of chain reaction to create sound waves

A

Keyboard

37
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Plucks the strings

A

Plectrum

38
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Mutes the string when a key is released

A

Felt

39
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Multiple keyboard

A

Manuals

40
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Which instruments are considered keyboard instruments

A

Piano, electric keyboard, pipe organ, electric organ,

41
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Finger presses a key, key triggers a hammer, hammer hits a string

A

Piano

42
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Finger presses a key, sound is digitally simulated

A

Electric keyboard

43
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Air is pushed through pipes to create a sound

A

Organ

44
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The sound of pipes is simulated electronically

A

Electric organ

45
Q

The levels on an organ

A

Manuals

46
Q

Controls dynamics on an organ

A

Swell pedal

47
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Keyboard for your feet on an organ

A

Pedal board

48
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Levers, buttons, handles on the organ

A

Stops

49
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Drum sets are nonpitched because they cant play a song

A

True

50
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What are some types of drums that do not make pitches

A

Congas and bongos

51
Q

Which is bigger? A conga or bongo

A

Conga is bigger

Bongo is smaller

52
Q

What is the instrument called that is shorter than a conga with a rope

A

Djembe

53
Q

A box instrument with beads on a string found inside

A

Cajon (CAH-HONE)

54
Q

Allows computerized instruments to communicate

A

MIDI - Musical instrument digital interface

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