The Classical Period Orchestra

Question 1

How do you play a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

pull a bow across a string

Question 2

Name this instrument family.

Accepted Answer

strings

Question 3

Composers liked to express emotion in the music by changing the...

Accepted Answer

dynamics.

Question 4

Where are the percussionists and timpani players in the layout of the orchestra?

Accepted Answer

in the back

Question 5

Which woodwind instrument is no longer made of wood?

Accepted Answer

flute

Question 6

Which percussion instrument can play a melody?

Accepted Answer

xylophone

Question 7

Where do the string instruments sit in the orchestra?

Accepted Answer

in the front and sides

Question 8

Name this instrument family.

Accepted Answer

brass

Question 9

Name this instrument family.

Accepted Answer

percussion

Question 10

How do you play a woodwind instrument?

Accepted Answer

blow through a reed and mouthpiece

Question 11

Which string instrument is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

violin

Question 12

Which woodwind instrument is the lowest?

Accepted Answer

bassoon

Question 13

Which instrument family is the largest in the orchestra?

Accepted Answer

string

Question 14

How do you play a brass instrument?

Accepted Answer

buzz your lips in a mouthpiece and push buttons

Question 15

What is the name of the person who leads the orchestra?

Accepted Answer

conductor

Question 16

Which of these instruments is not a brass instrument?

Accepted Answer

piccolo

Question 17

Name the composer of Symphony No. 94, The Surprise Symphony.

Accepted Answer

Haydn

Question 18

How big was the typical orchestra of the Classical time period?

Accepted Answer

100 musicians

Question 19

Name the composer of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.

Accepted Answer

Mozart

Question 20

Name this instrument family.

Accepted Answer

woodwind

Questions 20