Instrumental Music Flashcards
Classification of Musical Instruments
Organology
stringed-instruments
Chordophones
wind instruments
Aerophones
skin instruments
Membranophones
- any of a class of musical instruments (such as a drum or kazoo) whose sound is generated by striking, rubbing, or singing into a stretched membrane
metal percussion instruments
Metallophones
instruments that create vibrations by striking themselves
Idiophones
two ways of playing a lute
plucking & strumming
thin material (either metal or plastic) used for pluck/strum
plectrum (term used for plucking) pick (term used for strumming)
parts of the lute
soundboard & fingerboard
triangular chordophone from Russia
balalaika
- from the middle east
- known as the “long-necked lute”
Tar
Types of Chordophones
Lute
Fiddle
Zither
Dulcimer
Types of Aerophones
Flute
Reed Type/Oboe Type
Pipes
Accordion
VIP of an Orchestra
Conductor
2nd Vip of an Orchestra
- a principal violinist
- tunes the instruments
Concert Master
Sections of an Orchestra
Strings
Woodwind
Brass
Percussion
Two styles of playing the fiddle
Bowing
Pizzicato (aka plucking)
What is a fiddle bow made out of?
A wood attached with horse hair
Instrument whose name means “small”
- the smallest instrument in an orchestra
Piccolo
Instruments in the String Section
Violin - soprano
Viola - alto
Cello - tenor
Double Bass - bass
Harp (zither)
Woodwind vs Brass
Woodwind has softer timbre than Brass.
- Brass is known to be the “mediator” for music
Types of Woodwind Instruments
Reedless
Single Reed
Double Reed
Piece of bamboo in the mouthpiece
Reed
Instruments in the Brass Section
Trumpet
French Horn
Trombone
Tuba
Definite Pitch vs Indefinite Pitch
Definite is able to play tones of different pitches on the same instrument whilst Indefinite is limited to a single indefinite pitch.
Brightest timbre in brass
Trumpet
Also called the “Sliding trumpet”
Trombone
Woodwind instruments with a double reed
Oboe
Bassoon
Size in relation to pitch
Bigger Instrument = Lower Pitch
Smaller Instrument = Higher Pitch
