Materials of Music, Chapters 8-12

Which brass instrument uses a large, movable, U-shaped slide to change notes?

Which of the following is a member of the brass family?

Approximately two-thirds of a symphony orchestra consists of:

Instruments that produce sound by using air as the vibrating means are called:

Which of the following is a pitched percussion instrument?

A fairly large body of singers who perform together is called a(n):

The percussion family includes a variety of instruments that produce sound by:

Which general term suggests something of the overall character of a work as well as its function?

The text-setting style in which a single syllable is elongated by many notes is called:

The text-setting style where each syllable gets one note is called:

The term a cappella refers to choral music performed:

Which instruments use a double-reed?

Brass and woodwind players refer to their entire oral mechanism of lips, lower facial muscles, & jaw as:

Which of the following statements best describes the organ?

The standard ranges or the human voice from highest to lowest are:

Which keyboard percussion instrument did Dr. Hewitt & the Martians play?

Which is the correct order of bowed string instruments from highest to lowest in range?

Which of the following is true of all brass instruments?

Which of the following is an unpitched percussion instrument?

The concept of style can be identified with:

Which instruments are traditionally arranged at the front of the orchestra?

The instruments of the Western orchestra are categorized in four groups: strings, brass, percussion, and __________.

What distinguishes chamber music from orchestral music?

The triangle, cymbals, gong, & tam-tam are examples of:

The term band refers to:

A mechanism that generates musical vibrations and launches them into the air is called:

Which of the following brass instruments is sometimes "stopped" by plugging the bell tightly with the performer's hand?

What is another term for "popular" or "traditional" musics?

Which of the following is NOT a property of a musical sound?

Instruments that produce sound from a vibrating string are called:

Which of the following instruments is a member of the bowed string family?

A specific area within the range of a voice or instrument, such as high, middle, or low, is called:

Titles of musical compositions occasionally indicate:

Which instrument produces the lowest tone of the woodwinds?

Drum-type instruments fall into the category of:

Words and music that recur after each stanza are called:

The highest-sounding member of the woodwind family is the:

Which of the following is the proper chronological order of musical style periods?

Which word means nonreligious?

What does Benjamin Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra illustrate?

How do idiophones produce sound?

In string playing, the rapid movement of the wrist & finger creates a throbbing effect called:

Musical style is best defined as the:

The quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another is:

String instruments excel at playing smooth, connected notes, which is called:

What is the text-setting style that not only emphasizes the word but also captures its joyful meaning through music?

Woodwind instruments: