Instruments

Question 1

Western music Categories

Answer 1

string, woodwind, brass, percussion, keyboard, electronic

Question 2

Register

Answer 2

Part of the total range of an instrument or voice

Question 3

Tone colour

Answer 3

How instrument sounds differ. Dark, rich. Brilliant, piercing

Question 4

Symphonic orchestras consist of

Answer 4

String, woodwind, brass, percussion instruments, sometimes keyboards

Question 5

Bands consist of

Answer 5

Brass, woodwind, percussion instruments

Question 6

Conductor

Answer 6

Leads orchestras, bands, choruses

Question 7

Concertmaster

Answer 7

Principal first violinist

Question 8

String instruments

Answer 8

Violin, viola, cello, double bass

Question 9

Pizzicato

Answer 9

Plucked string

Question 10

Double stop

Answer 10

Playing two notes at once by drawing the bow across two strings

Question 11

Vibrato (string)

Answer 11

Rocking the left hand while pressing string downs

Question 12

Mute

Answer 12

To muffle a tone by fitting a clamp onto the bridge

Question 13

Tremolo

Answer 13

Rapidly repeated tones by quick up and down strokes

Question 14

Plectrum

Answer 14

Small wedge used to pluck instruments such as the harp and guitar

Question 15

Woodwind instruments: definition

Answer 15

Instruments that produce vibrations of air within a tube that was traditionally made of wood

Question 16

Woodwind instruments of the orchestra

Answer 16

Flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon (arranged highest to lowest)

Question 17

Flutes

Answer 17

Woodwind. Piccolo (highest pitch)
Flute

Question 18

Clarinet

Answer 18

Woodwind. Clarinet, bass clarinet

Question 19

Oboe family

Answer 19

Woodwind. Oboe, english horn

Question 20

Bassoon family

Answer 20

Woodwind. Bassoon, contrabassoon (lowest pitch)

Question 21

English horn

Answer 21

Woodwind. Alto/low oboe

Question 22

Saxophone

Answer 22

Woodwind instrument

Question 23

Brass instruments: arranged from high register to low

Answer 23

Trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba

Question 24

Brass instruments used in concert, matching bands

Answer 24

Cornet, baritone horn, euphonium

Question 25

Slides and valves

Answer 25

Brass instruments regulators, change the length of the tube through which air vibrates

Question 26

Trumpet colors

Answer 26

Brilliant, brassy, penetrating

Question 27

Trumpet colors

Answer 27

Less brassy, more mellow, more rounded

Question 28

Tuba colors

Answer 28

Thick, heavy tone, adds weight to lowest register

Question 29

Percussion instruments: definite

Answer 29

Timpani (kettle drums), glockenspiel, xylophone, celesta, Chimes

Question 30

Kettledrums

Answer 30

Percussion instrument of definite pitch

Question 31

Percussion instruments: indefinite pitch

Answer 31

Snare drum (side drum), bass drum, tambourine, triangle, cymbals, gong (tam-tam)

Question 32

Celesta

Answer 32

Percussion instrument of definite pitch similar to a glockenspiel

Question 33

Keyboard instruments

Answer 33

Piano, harpsichord, organ, accordion

Question 34

Piano

Answer 34

Has 88 keys

Question 35

Pipe organ

Answer 35

Most prominent from 1600 to 1750

Question 36

Electronic instruments

Answer 36

Tape studio, Synthesizers, sampling