WOODWIND - INSTRUMENT FACTS

Question 1

Which 2 instruments use double reeds?

Answer 1

Oboe & Cor Anglais

Question 2

Which is the largest double reed instrument?

Answer 2

Cor Anglais

Question 3

What is the name of the metal tube sticking out from the Cor Anglais that the reed sits on?

Answer 3

Ligature

Question 4

What difference were there with early bassoons? (3 points)

Answer 4

1. They were called dulcians or curtals
2. Carved from a single piece of wood
3. There were no keys

Question 5

What kind of reed goes on a clarinet?

Answer 5

Single

Question 6

What is the name of the lowest register (notes) on the clarinet?

Answer 6

The Chalumean

Question 7

When was the clarinet invented?

Answer 7

Early 18th Century

Question 8

What is an English Horn?

Answer 8

A Tenor Oboe

Question 9

Name 3 ways in which the flute is different from the other woodwind instruments

Answer 9

1. Made of metal
2. You blow into it
3. Has no reeds

Question 10

What other household object can you blow across to make a sound like a flute?

Answer 10

Top of a bottle

Question 11

Name the woodwind instrument which has the highest pitch

Answer 11

Piccolo

Question 12

Which instrument is the Piccolo similar to?

Answer 12

Flute