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20 Cards in this Set
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violin |
string, smallest and highest pitched orchestral instrument (most common) |
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viola |
string, similar to violin but slightly larger, "middle-register pitch" |
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cello |
string, large mellow sounding stringed instrument |
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bass |
string, largest and deepest bitched stringed instrument |
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flute |
wind, small high pitched wind instrument |
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piccolo |
wind, smaller version of flute |
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clarinet |
wind, single reed instrument capable of a wide range of notes |
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oboe |
wind, double reed instrument similar to clarinet |
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saxophone |
wind, single reed instrument commonly used for jazz compositions |
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bassoon |
wind, large deep pitched double reed instrument |
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french horn |
brass, brass instrument played with the right hand inside the bell; difficult to play |
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trumpet |
brass, plays high pitched brassy notes; can be played with a mute |
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tuba |
brass, large and low pitched brass instrument |
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trombone |
brass, has a wide note range as a result of its slide |
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cymbals |
percussion, metal percussive instruments used to make a crashing sound |
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snare drum |
percussion, in a classical setting used for rolls or providing accents |
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timpani |
percussion, deeper drum that can produce notes or provide rolls |
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bass drum |
percussion, used primarily for keeping a beat |
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piano |
keyboard, widely used instrument played throughout the use of a keyboard that causes hammers to strike steel strings |
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harpsichord |
keyboard, older alternative version of a piano that produces a sound through plucking strings |
