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Q: Chamber music is intended for a small group of performers, with one player to a part.
Q: Specialized choirs that perform with organ are called a cappella ensembles.
Q: Many conductors use a thin stick known as: a. an instrument. c. a bat. b. a baton. d. a branch.
Q: The most well-known chamber music ensemble is probably: a. the string quartet. c. the gamelan. b. the orchestra. d. the brass quintet.
Q: What does Benjamin Brittens The Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra illustrate? a. the timbre of each instrument b. only the percussion c. only the unique characteristics of the woodwinds d. the importance of the string section
Q: Which of the following meters is conducted in a down-right-up pattern? a. duple c. quadruple b. triple d. sextuple
Q: A jazz band usually includes: a. woodwind instruments. c. percussion instruments. b. brass instruments. d. all of the answers shown here
Q: John Philip Sousa composed _____ for his wind band, which propelled him to worldwide fame. a. symphonies c. piano trios b. string quartets d. marches
Q: The term band refers to: a. a rock group. c. a marching ensemble. b. a jazz group. d. all of the answers shown here
Q: Which instruments are traditionally arranged at the front of the orchestra? a. strings c. brass b. woodwinds d. percussion
Q: Approximately two-thirds of a symphony orchestra consists of: a. woodwinds. c. brass. b. strings. d. percussion.
Q: What is the name for a Balinese or Javanese orchestra made up largely of gongs, drums, and xylophone-like instruments? a. gagaku c. sitar b. koto d. gamelan
Q: What distinguishes chamber music from orchestral music? a. the forms of the movements b. the number of players on each part c. the room in which the music is being performed d. the number of movements in a work
Q: The term a cappella refers to choral music performed: a. with organ accompaniment. c. with piano accompaniment. b. with orchestral accompaniment. d. without any accompaniment.
Q: A fairly large body of singers who perform together is called a(n): a. orchestra. c. chorus. b. chamber ensemble. d. band.
Q: Timpani are members of the _____ family of instruments. a. string c. percussion b. brass d. woodwind
Q: The bass instrument in the brass family is the: a. double bass. c. bassoon. b. trombone. d. tuba.
Q: Which brass instrument uses a large, movable, U-shaped slide to change notes? a. trumpet c. trombone b. French horn d. tuba
Q: Which of the following brass instruments is sometimes stopped by plugging the bell tightly with the performers hand? a. trumpet c. trombone b. French horn d. tuba
Q: The brass instrument sometimes described as possessing a brilliant timbre is the: a. trumpet. c. clarinet. b. French horn. d. violin.
Q: Which of the following is true of all brass instruments? a. They are made of metal. b. They are blown with a metal mouthpiece. c. Their sound is created by the vibration of the lips. d. all of the answers shown here
Q: Which of the following is a member of the brass family? a. flute c. English horn b. harp d. tuba
Q: Which of the following is a double-reed instrument? a. the clarinet c. the bassoon b. the viola d. the saxophone
Q: Which instruments use a double-reed? a. flute, oboe, clarinet c. clarinet, oboe, saxophone b. oboe, bassoon, contrabassoon d. saxophone, oboe, contrabassoon
Q: Which instrument produces the lowest tone of the woodwinds? a. the oboe c. the contrabassoon b. the English horn d. the bass clarinet
Q: The highest-sounding member of the woodwind family is the: a. flute. c. clarinet. b. oboe. d. piccolo.
Q: Woodwind instruments: a. are all made of wood. c. all have a woody tone quality. b. are all played with a wooden reed. d. all consist of a pipe with fingerholes.
Q: Of the following, which is most likely to be played by a rock musician? a. acoustic guitar c. solid-bodied electric guitar b. hollow-bodied electric guitar d. mandolin
Q: Which of the following instruments is a member of the bowed string family? a. the guitar c. the trumpet b. the oboe d. the violin
Q: Chords whose notes are played in succession, as on the harp, are called: a. scales. c. arpeggios. b. glissandos. d. double stops.
Q: What is double-stopping? a. a special staccato bow stroke b. a technique for changing pitches on the French horn c. playing on two strings at once d. a lengthy pause in music
Q: In string playing, the rapid movement of the wrist and finger creates a throbbing effect called: a. vibrato. c. pizzicato. b. glissando. d. trill.
Q: The special effect produced on a string instrument by plucking the string with the finger is called: a. vibrato. c. pizzicato. b. glissando. d. tremolo.
Q: Which is the correct order of bowed string instruments from highest to lowest in range? a. violin, viola, cello, double bass c. viola, violin, cello, double bass b. violin, cello, viola, double bass d. double bass, cello, viola, violin
Q: The instruments of the Western orchestra are categorized in four groups: strings, brass, percussion, and _____. a. flutes c. woodwinds b. chordophones d. idiophones
Q: Describe one example of pitched and unpitched percussion instruments and how they produce sound.
Q: Describe the principal types of keyboard instruments and how they produce sound.
Q: Choose four musical instruments, each representing one of the four families of instruments in the Western orchestra, and describe their physical appearances and how they produce sound.
Q: Staccato is the opposite of legato.
Q: The pipe organ is a type of wind instrument.
Q: The piano is limited by a narrow range of pitches and dynamics.
Q: Xylophone-like instruments are used in Africa, Southeast Asia, and throughout the Americas.
Q: Most percussion instruments fall into the categories of idiophones and aerophones.
Q: The two categories of percussion instruments are pitched and unpitched.
Q: The bugle has a wide range of pitches due to its valves.
Q: The trumpet is the lowest-pitched instrument of the brass family.
Q: A players embouchure refers to the position of the lips, jaw, and facial muscles.
Q: The most recently invented member of the woodwind family is the saxophone.
Q: All woodwind instruments are made of wood.
Q: The guitar probably originated in Africa.
Q: The term pizzicato means to play in a throbbing manner.
Q: The viola is somewhat smaller and higher pitched than the violin.
Q: Italian instrument makers developed the violin between about 1600 and 1750.
Q: String instruments are generally played by either bowing or plucking.
Q: Which instrument produces sound by quills that pluck metal strings? a. the guitar c. the mbira b. the harpsichord d. the piano
Q: The triangle, cymbals, gong, and tam-tam are examples of: a. aerophones. c. idiophones. b. chordophones. d. membranophones.
Q: The coronet is similar to which member of the brass family? a. the violin c. the trombone b. the trumpet d. the clarinet
Q: Brass instruments are classified as: a. idiophones. c. aerophones. b. membranophones. d. chordophones.
Q: Brass and woodwind players refer to their entire oral mechanism of lips, lower facial muscles, and jaw as: a. the mouth. c. the sound hole. b. the embouchure. d. their mouth organ.
Q: String instruments excel at playing smooth, connected notes, which is called: a. staccato. c. pizzicato. b. legato. d. vibrato.
Q: Which of the following statements best describes the organ? a. Sound is created when air flows through pipes controlled by the organist. b. Some organs have more than one keyboard, including one played by the feet. c. The sound of an organ can be imitated by electric keyboards and synthesizers. d. all of the answers shown here
Q: The piano got its name, originally pianoforte, from: a. the name of its inventor. b. the fact that it could not sustain tones. c. its wide dynamic range. d. the way it was played late at night.
Q: The percussion family includes a variety of instruments that produce sound by: a. strumming. c. plucking. b. blowing air. d. striking or shaking.
Q: Which of the following is an unpitched percussion instrument? a. bass drum c. glockenspiel b. timpani d. xylophone
Q: Which of the following is a pitched percussion instrument? a. xylophone c. bass drum b. snare drum d. gong
Q: Which of the following is a percussion instrument? a. timpani c. piano b. harp d. harpsichord
Q: Discuss how technology affected the development of music during the second half of the twentieth century.
Q: Discuss how postmodernism affected art, literature, and film.
Q: Punk rock and rap are examples of protest music.
Q: Blowin in the Wind is an example of a protest song.
Q: Mid-twentieth-century musicians paid little attention to the cultural saturation of technology.
Q: Postmodernism had little impact on the world of film.
Q: Electronic music and synthesizers have had little influence on commercial music.
Q: MIDI technology allows electronic musical instruments and computers to be linked.
Q: Synthesizers are devices that combine sound generators and sound modifiers in one package with a unified control system.
Q: One of the most important musical developments of the 1950s and 1960s was the emergence of electronic music.
Q: The globalization of society has had a large impact on music.
Q: Aleatoric music marks a move toward greater complexity.
Q: Postmodernism embraces a pluralistic approach to gender, sexual orientation, and ethnicity in art.
Q: Postmodernism has a clear, simple definition.
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