Orchestra 2/3 CFE Review

Question 1

Select the terms that have to do with articulation.

Accepted Answer

staccato, spiccato, legato

Question 2

What does the instruction "col legno" mean?

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play with the wood of the bow

Question 3

The definition of "mf" is ...

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medium loud

Question 4

Two notes in the space of three is called...

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a duple

Question 5

A piece of music composed in the year 1685 would not have been written for which instrument?

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piano

Question 6

Notes that sound the same but are spelled differently, such as F-sharp and G-flat are called...

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enharmonic notes

Question 7

How is this meant to be played?

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by bowing on two strings at the same time

Question 8

Slurred staccato is defined as...

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detached notes on the same bow direction

Question 9

A sharp, flat, or natural that occurs before a note in a measure of music is called...

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an accidental

Question 10

Spiccato means that the notes are to be played...

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off the string

Question 11

Why did orchestras increase in size over time?

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More instruments were added and composers wrote more parts.

Question 12

A compositional form which presents different versions of a melody with changed characteristics

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theme and variations

Question 13

Two notes in the space of three is called...

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a duple

Question 14

This symbol is called...

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the sign

Question 15

The musical instruction "divisi" indicates what?

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the notes are divided

Question 16

A passage of music that moves in half steps can be called...

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chromatic

Question 17

D.C. al Coda means...

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repeat from beginning, then jump to the Coda at Coda sign

Question 18

Members of an ensemble are rushing a pizzicato section. What strategy would be most helpful?

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counting the subdivisions of the beat

Question 19

Which composer wrote over 400 solo concertos?

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A. Vivaldi

Question 20

How is a harmonic played?

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barely touching the string with the finger

Question 21

The definition of "mp" is...

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medium soft

Question 22

Which period of music history is Mozart from?

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Classical

Question 23

A term that means "singing" is...

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cantabile

Question 24

A composer might choose to write in a minor key to create what mood?

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grief

Question 25

If a piece of music is "public domain", this means...

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it is free to use

Question 26

Which composer is from the Romantic period of music history?

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P. Tchaikovsky

Question 27

How are these notes to be performed?

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as a bowed tremolo

Question 28

The word "instrumentation" refers to...

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the particular combinations of instruments used in the music

Question 29

Which of the following music compositional forms usually has multiple separate movements?

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symphony

Question 30

How many beats does a dotted half note receive in 3/4 time?

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3

Question 31

The term "a tempo" means...

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return to the tempo just before the recent tempo change

Question 32

What technique makes notes that are close together but cross strings to be more easily played?

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shifting

Question 33

What does the performer do when arriving at this symbol in the music?

Accepted Answer

sustain the note under the fermata

Question 34

Caesura is another word for ...

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pause

Question 35

How should most of the slurred or tied notes in the example be bowed?

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hooked bowing

Question 36

If a piece of music is "copyrighted," this means...

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someone owns the rights to it and its use is protected

Question 37

A composer might choose to write in a major key to communicate the character of which event?

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a celebration

Question 38

D.C. al Fine means...

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repeat from beginning, then end at the Fine

Question 39

Which answer shows the periods of music from earliest to latest?

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Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic

Question 40

Ritardando means...

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slowing down

Question 41

The distance between two pitches is defined as...

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an interval

Question 42

"Detache" bowing is performed how?

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separate bows

Question 43

Which of the following is a Baroque composer?

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G. F. Handel

Question 44

Rhythm which has the emphasis on the off beats or weak beats is called...

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syncopation

Question 45

Three notes in the space of two is called...

Accepted Answer

a triplet

Question 46

"Cut time" refers to what time signature?

Accepted Answer

2/2

Question 47

What does the symbol above the note mean?

Accepted Answer

accent the note with extra emphasis

Orchestra 2/3 CFE Review

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Orchestra 2/3 CFE Review

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