Music Exam 1 (Instruments) Flashcards
Heart of the Orchestra
String Music
Violin
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
Bowed Music
Guitar
Harp
Plucked Music
Harpsichord
Piano
Keyboard Music
Sound produced by column of air vibrating within a pipe that has holes
Woodwinds
Flute
Piccolo
Flute Family
Clarinet
Saxophone
Single Reed Family
Oboe
English Horn
Bassoon
Contra Bassoon
Double Reed Family
Lips act as a reed, Includes:
Trumpet
French Horn
Trombone
Tuba
Brass Family
Sound Produced by striking of shaking
Percussion Family
Indefinite pitch (can’t sing pitch) Includes:
Tom-toms, bass or snare drums
Cymbals
Gong
Tambourine
Triangle
Untuned Percussion
Definite Pitch (can sing pitch) Includes
Chimes
Timpani (Kettle Drums)
Xylophone
Vibraphone
Marimba
Tuned Percussion
Physical construction and depth of sound manipulation
Complexity of Pipe Organ
Determined by number of stops, where a stop is a set of pipes that play from bottom to top of keyboard
Size of Pipe Organ
Time pipe organ was introduced in the church for the first time
670 AD
Time organs were first used in churches
900 AD
Time pipes were introduced for the first time
15th century
Time bass pedals were invented
16th century
Time organs became widely played in churches
18th century
Electric Blowers
Bellows
Wind System of pipe organ
Tracker
Electroneumatic
Actions of pipe organ
Flue
Reed
Organ pipes
Profession of designing, building, restoring, and maintaining pipe organs
Organ Building
American Guild of Organists
Organ Historical Society
American Guild of Organists
Organ Societies
