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History of Keyboard Instruments
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A keyboard musical instrument in which strings are set in vibration by plucking.
Clavichord
Christofori Pianoforte
Harpsichord
Dulcimer
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How many keys does a piano have?
88
36
74
21
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An exceptionally quiet keyboard musical instrument, usually rectangular in shape and highly decorated and painted.
Harpsichrod
Clavichord
Christofori Pianoforte
Dulcimer
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What was the piano's original name?
Piano
Harpsichord
Music-ey string-ey thing
Pianoforte
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Originating in the 18th and early 19th centuries and having a smaller range and softer timbre than later versions.
Grand Piano
Harpsichord
Clavichord
Christofori Pianoforte
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88-key instrument in which the body, strings, and soundboard arranged horizontally and in line with the keys.
Harpsichord
Clavichord
Christofori Pianoforte
Grand Piano
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Which of the following instruments will not be on the test>
Clavichord
Pipe Organ
Christofori Pianoforte
Grand Piano
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Name the Instrument:
Grand Piano
Clavichord
Harpsichord
Christofori Pianoforte
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How is a Harpsichord played?
The strings are plucked with jacks
The strings are plucked by little elves
The strings are plucked with picks
The strings are hit with hammers
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A stringed musical instrument which the strings are beaten with small hammers rather than plucked.
Grand Piano
Dulcimer
Harpsichord
Clavichord
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How many Octaves does the Grand Piano have?
9
7 and 1/4
4
6 2/3
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Name the Instrument:
Christofori Pianoforte
Pipe Organ
Grand Piano
Harpsichord
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What is the name of the device used to pluck the harpsichord strings?
Kermit the Frog
Hammer
Jack
Pick
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Pictured here is a piano _______. This device strikes the piano strings to create sound.
Wippen
Cotton ball
Jack
Hammer
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Who designed the piano
Bartolomeo Christofori
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Leonardo Da Vinci
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Name the Instrument:
Grand Piano
Christofori Pianoforte
Harpsichord
Clavichord
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Name the Instrument:
Grand Piano
Dulcimer
Christofori Pianoforte
Clavichord
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How many pedals are on a piano?
Six
One
None
Three
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Pictured here are ______. They stop the sound on the piano once you stop playing the key.
Dumplings
Softeners
Erasers
Dampers
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Name the Instrument:
Dulcimer
Grand Piano
Clavichord
Harpsichord
