Orchestration

Question 1

What is the practical range of a violin?

Answer 1

G3 to E7

Question 2

What is the standard tuning of a violin?

Answer 2

G3 - D4 - A4 - E5

Question 3

What is the score transposition of a violin?

Answer 3

Notated in the treble clef, not transposed

Question 4

What is the practical range of a viola?

Answer 4

C3 to E6

Question 5

What is the standard tuning of a viola?

Answer 5

C3 - G3 - D4 - A4

Question 6

What is the score transposition of a viola?

Answer 6

Notated in the alto or treble clef, not transposed

Question 7

What is the practical range of a cello

Answer 7

C2 to G5

Question 8

What is the standard tuning of a cello

Answer 8

C2 - G2 - D3 - A3

Question 9

What is the score transposition of a cello

Answer 9

notated in the bass clef, not transposed

Question 10

What is the practical range of a bass

Answer 10

E1 to B3

Question 11

What is the standard tuning of a bass

Answer 11

E1 - A1 - D2 - G2

Question 12

What is the score transposition of a bass

Answer 12

notated in the bass clef, one octave above concert pitch

Question 13

Range of playing for Harp

Answer 13

B0 to G#7

Question 14

Practical range of guitar

Answer 14

E2 to C6

Question 15

Standard tuning of guitar

Answer 15

E 2 - A2 - D3 - B3 - E4

Question 16

Practical range for flute

Answer 16

C4 to C7

Question 17

Score transposition for flute

Answer 17

notated in treble clef, not transposed

Question 18

Practical range for flute

Answer 18

notated in treble clef, not transposed

Question 19

Practical range english horn

Answer 19

e3 to f5

Question 20

Bb clarinet practical range

Answer 20

d3 to Bb 6

Question 21

Basson practical range

Answer 21

Bb1 to A4

Question 22

Basson transposition

Answer 22

notated in treble cleff, non transposing

Question 23

soprano sax practical range

Answer 23

ab3 to eb 6

Question 24

soprano sax score transposition

Answer 24

notated in treble clef, a major second above concert pitch

Question 25

alto sax pratical range

Answer 25

Eb3 to G5

Question 26

alto sax transposition

Answer 26

notated in treble clef, major sixth above concert pitch

Question 27

tenor sax practical range

Answer 27

Bb2 to D5

Question 28

tenor sax score transposion

Answer 28

notated in the treble clef, a major ninth above concert pitch

Question 29

baritone sax practical range

Answer 29

Eb2 to G4

Question 30

score transposition

Answer 30

notated in treble clef, a major thirteenth above concert pitch

Question 31

french horn range

Answer 31

F2 to C5

Question 32

french horn transposition

Answer 32

notated in treble clef, a perfect fifth above concert pitch

Question 33

Bb trumpet range

Answer 33

E3 to C6

Question 34

Bb trumpet transposition

Answer 34

notated in the treble clef, a major second above concert pitch

Question 35

Trombone range

Answer 35

E2 to A4

Question 36

Trombone transposition

Answer 36

notated in bass clef, not transposed

Question 37

Tuba range

Answer 37

F1 to F4

Question 38

Tube score transposition

Answer 38

notated in bass clef, not transposed

Question 39

What is a 4 way voicing

Answer 39

Standard chord voicing, try not to include more than 1 tension

Question 40

3 way voicing

Answer 40

think same as 4 just omit one

Question 41

What is a drop 2

Answer 41

taking 2nd highest note of chord and moving it to lowest

Question 42

What is a drop 3

Answer 42

taking 3rd highest note of a chord and moving it to lowest

Question 43

what is a drop 2 and 3

Answer 43

taking 2nd and 3rd highest notes and moving them down

Question 44

what is a drop 2 and 4

Answer 44

taking 2nd and 4th highest notes and dropping them down