Music Flashcards
Large group of musicians that play different instruments
Orchestra
Instrument that are plucked or bowed and are often referred to "backbone" of the orchestra
Stringed
Used by blowing they are made up of brass
Brass instrument
Produce music by blowing the mouthpiece
Woodwind
Played by striking with sticks or hammer
Percussion
Smallest but with the highest pitch
Violin
Little bigger and tuned a fifth lower than violin
Viola
Bigger than viola but smaller than bass it's string are tuned in perfect fifth
Cello
Biggest and has the lowest pitch in string family it may be plucked or bowed
Bass
Made up of 47 strings has a wide range and produce both very low and high
Harp
Small in woodwind, it produce pitch that are on octave higher that flute
Piccolo
Clan produce high pitch sounds and in rapid succession, made up of metal
Flute
Has 2 reeds in the mouthpiece, the most expensive
Oboe
Woodwind with only 1 Reed, produce wide range of low and high with versatile sound
Clarinet
Biggest in woodwind and has the lowest pitch. Produce comic and unique "clown"
Basson
Made of brass but woodwind played with single reed
Saxophone
Smallest in brass instrument has the biggest pitch, cupped shaped mouthpiece and pressing the valves
Trumpet
It produce brassy sound when blown
Trombone
Long length of tumbling coiled
French horn
The sound is vibrating lip
Tuba
Rattling sound in a composition
Snare drum
Single drum head that has defined pitch called "kettle drum"
Timpani
Low and deep sound is produce by striking head with stick
Bass drum
Pairs of round plate played by striking them
Crymbals
Consisting of a graduatted series of wooden bar
Xylophone
