Music Flashcards

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The massive 47 stringed concert type and the smaller Celtic or fork type are 2 of the many varieties of this type of instrument

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Harp

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This word for an electronic keyboard instrument capable of creating numerous sounds reflects its ability to combine signals

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Synthesizer

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These have a tube called the chanter, an air reservoir controlled by air pressure and an unequaled ability to clear a room

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Bagpipes

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This Satchmo Summerfest in New Orleans pays tribute to native son and Jazz great

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Louis Armstrong

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Truly a man for all seasons, this Italian composed the serenata called “La Gloria E Imeno” for king Louis XV’s wedding

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Vivaldi

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Let’s go Bach in time to the 1700s and these concertos with a German state name; no 2 kicks a trumpet solo to new heights

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Brandenburg Concertos

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He was born in 1756, created more than 600 works of music before his 36th birthday but he never got to his 36th birthday

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Mozart

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Using just the edges of your vocal cords produces this artificially high type of singing

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Falsetto

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