Music Through The Ages Flashcards
What size were the orchestras in the baroque era?
Small
What string instruments were used in the baroque era?
Violins
Violas
Cellos
Double basses
What woodwind instruments were used in the baroque era?
Flutes
Oboes
Bassoons
What brass instruments were used in the baroque era
Trumpets
Horns
What percussion was used in the baroque era
Timpani
What was the keyboard instrument of choice in the baroque era
The harpsichord
Approximately how long did the baroque era last for?
From 1600- 1750
What size were orchestras in the classical era
Bigger than baroque
What new woodwind instruments were added in the classical era
Clarinet
What new brass instrument was added in the classical era
Trombone
Who added the trombone?
Beethoven
What percussion was sometimes used in the classical era
Snare drum
Cymbals
What else was added to the orchestra in the classical era
A conductor
Why were more strings added?
To balance the sound
What was the keyboard instrument of choice in the classical era
The piano
What were sonatas?
Solo pieces for the piano
Or
For the piano and one other instrument
What is a concerto
A solo piece for an instrument that an orchestra backs up
What changes to the string section happened in the romantic era
Even more string instrument were added to balance the sound
And
The harp started to feature
How many of each flutes, oboes, clarinets and bassoons were used
2 or 3
What brass instruments were used in the romantic era
Trumpets
Horns
Trombones
Tuba
What musical family started to use many modern instruments?
Percussion
What music family was a huge part of the romantic era?
Strings
What were added to the woodwind section
Piccolo
Coe anglais
Bass clarinet
Contra bassoon
What new woodwind instrument was high pitched?
The piccolo
What new woodwind instruments were low sounding?
Bass clarinet
Contra bassoon
What did these instruments allow composers to do?
Add to the texture of the sounds created by the orchestra
20th century- what was musique concrete
The taping of everyday sounds and mixing them together
When was the electric guitar invented
The 1950s
What is distortion
Different electronic effects used to changed the sound of the notes
What instrument is distortion most often used?
Electric guitars
What is the electronic effect that can make instruments sound like they are being played in a large hall called
Reverb
What is delay
An electronic effect that repeats notes or phrases played or sung by a musician
What is a synthesizer
Similar to a keyboard
Used to create soft string like effects
Popular in pop music
What were 4 of the musical eras
Baroque, classical, romantic and 20th century
