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49 Cards in this Set
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how many different "textures" are there |
3 monety polyphony monophonic |
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who invented music |
the Greeks |
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what was the first "instrument" |
the voice |
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Which type of texture is one voice/ 1 part |
monety |
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Which type of texture is 2 or more indp. parts? |
polyphony |
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what type of texture is multiple parts sharing same rythm |
homophonic |
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can a piece of music have more than one texture? |
yes (Hallelujah chorus shifts back and forth between mono and homo |
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is a music polyphonic if it has chords? |
no |
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what type of texture can drums and trumpet create? |
monophonic |
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"Fanfare for the Common Man" uses what type of texture? |
mostly homophonic |
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who composed "Fanfare for the Common Man" |
Aaron Copeland |
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name six tempos in order |
adagio/largo andante allegretto allegro vivace presto |
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how many families in the orchestra |
4 (string, woodwinds, brass, percussion) |
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what is the soprano of the strings |
violin |
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what is the mezzo of the strings |
viola |
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what is the tenor of the strings |
cello |
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what is the bass of the strings |
bass, string bass |
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what is the soprano of the woodwinds |
(reed instruments) flute, picalo
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what is the alto of the woodwinds |
clarinet (single reed), oboe (double reed)w |
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what type of reed is the clarinet |
single |
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what kind of reed is oboe |
double |
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what is the "tenor" of the woodwind family |
saxophone, |
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what size instruments usually have higher pitches |
the smaller |
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does an oboe have a mouthpiece |
no |
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what in the atmosphere are reeds affected by |
humidity |
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does the oboe have a mouthpiece |
no |
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does the clarinet have a mouthpiece |
yes |
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what are clarinets made out oof |
ebony or plastic |
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is the bassoon flexible or not flexible |
very flexible |
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why is the bassoon so flexible |
more piping |
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what type of reed instruments are the clarinet, bass clarinet, and saxophone |
single reed |
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in what kind of woodwind is the reed fastened over a hole in the mouthpiece and vibrates when the player blow into the instrument |
single reed woodwinds |
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in what type of instruments are two narrow pieces of cane held between a single reed |
double reed woodwinds |
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what type of reed instruments are the oboe, english horn, bassoon, and contrabasson |
double reed |
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what instrument is sort of a larger version of an oboe, has a mellow sound, and is double reed |
english horn |
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how does an english horn compare to a oboe |
very similiar, not like a horn but like a low or alto obe |
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what is the SATB of the brass family? |
s - Trumpet a - french horn t - trombone b - Tuba |
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compare the french horn and english horn |
french horn is in the brass family -english horn is not really a horn, its in the woodwind family and is like a large oboe |
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what type of mouthpiece does the trumpet have? |
cup shaped |
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are older trumpets as versitile as the ones we have today |
no |
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what type of mouthpiece does a french horn have |
funnel shaped |
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what family did the trombone come from (madgrigal) |
saxbut |
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what type of sound does the trombone have |
dry, mellow, edgier louder, more substinance |
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what are the 3 basic percussion instruments |
timpany, bass drum, snare drum |
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what would be considered the "age of percussion" |
20th century |
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who wrote "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" |
Benjamin Britten |
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what composer's music did the composer of "Young persons guid..." base his piece on |
Henry Persal |
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what nationality was henry persal |
English |
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what is the last variation in "Young persons guide to the orchestra"? |
a fugue |
