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Instruments of the Orchestra Flashcards

1
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Arco

A

Bowing

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Bass Drum

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A deep sounding drum
Percussion

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3
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Bassoon

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Lowest woodwind instrument

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4
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Blowing

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Sound produced by blowing into or across the mouthpiece of an instrument

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5
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Bongo Drums

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African drum

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6
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Bowing

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Drawing a bow across the strings of a stringed instrument

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7
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Brass

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Family of instruments made from metal with a mouthpiece

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8
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Castanets

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Percussion instrument popular in Spanish music

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9
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Cello

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Second lowest string instrument

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10
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Clarinet

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Smooth sound and wide range of notes

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11
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Con Sordino

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Muted

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12
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Cymbals

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Percussion instrument made of metal and round

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13
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Double Bass

A

Lowest string instrument

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14
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Drum Kit

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Set of drums and cymbals

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15
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Flute

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Second highest woodwind intrument

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16
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Flutter-Tonguing

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Method of playing woodwind or brass intruments by rolling r’s

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17
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French Horn

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Uses keys to change pitch
Brass

18
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Glockenspiel

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Made of metal and struck with hard beaters
Percussion

19
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Guiro

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Hollow wood with ridges which is scraped with a wooden stick
Percussion

20
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Harp

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String instrument which is plucked

21
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Muted

A

A device which changes the sound of an instrument

22
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Oboe

A

Rougher version of Clarinet

23
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Orchestra

A

Large instrument ensemble containing string, woodwind, brass and percussion intruments

24
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Percussion

A

Tuned - produces a tune
Untuned - produces one tone

25
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Piccolo

A

Tiny flute and highest woodwind instrument

26
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Pizzicato

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Plucking strings

27
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Plucking

28
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Rolls

A

Fast reptition of notes

29
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Saxophone

A

Woodwind intrument often used in jazz music

30
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Striking

A

Hitting an instrument to produce sound

31
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Strings

A

Family of instruments either played arco or pizzicato

32
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Tambourine

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Percussion intrument made of wood with small metal jingles that is played by striking

33
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Timpani

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Large copper coloured drum with different pitches that can be changed by hand or pedal

34
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Triangle

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Percussion instrument made of metal and struck with a metal beater

35
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Trombone

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Uses a slide to change pitch and can play glissandos easily
Brass

36
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Trumpet

A

Highest brass instrument

37
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Tuba

A

Lowest brass instrument

38
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Viola

A

Second highest string instrument

39
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Violin

A

Highest string instrument

40
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Woodwind

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Family of instruments that are blown into

41
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Xylophone

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Made of wood and struck with beaters

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