Music Flashcards

1
Q

Large group of musicians that play different instruments

A

Orchestra

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2
Q

Instrument that are plucked or bowed and are often referred to "backbone" of the orchestra

A

Stringed

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3
Q

Used by blowing they are made up of brass

A

Brass instrument

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4
Q

Produce music by blowing the mouthpiece

A

Woodwind

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5
Q

Played by striking with sticks or hammer

A

Percussion

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6
Q

Smallest but with the highest pitch

A

Violin

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7
Q

Little bigger and tuned a fifth lower than violin

A

Viola

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8
Q

Bigger than viola but smaller than bass it's string are tuned in perfect fifth

A

Cello

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9
Q

Biggest and has the lowest pitch in string family it may be plucked or bowed

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Bass

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10
Q

Made up of 47 strings has a wide range and produce both very low and high

A

Harp

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11
Q

Small in woodwind, it produce pitch that are on octave higher that flute

A

Piccolo

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12
Q

Clan produce high pitch sounds and in rapid succession, made up of metal

A

Flute

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13
Q

Has 2 reeds in the mouthpiece, the most expensive

A

Oboe

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14
Q

Woodwind with only 1 Reed, produce wide range of low and high with versatile sound

A

Clarinet

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15
Q

Biggest in woodwind and has the lowest pitch. Produce comic and unique "clown"

A

Basson

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16
Q

Made of brass but woodwind played with single reed

A

Saxophone

17
Q

Smallest in brass instrument has the biggest pitch, cupped shaped mouthpiece and pressing the valves

A

Trumpet

18
Q

It produce brassy sound when blown

A

Trombone

19
Q

Long length of tumbling coiled

A

French horn

20
Q

The sound is vibrating lip

A

Tuba

21
Q

Rattling sound in a composition

A

Snare drum

22
Q

Single drum head that has defined pitch called "kettle drum"

A

Timpani

23
Q

Low and deep sound is produce by striking head with stick

A

Bass drum

24
Q

Pairs of round plate played by striking them

A

Crymbals

25
Q

Consisting of a graduatted series of wooden bar

A

Xylophone