(Introduction) Performing Forces

Question 1

What are the four principal voice types? (4)

Answer 1

Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass

Question 2

Define:

Soprano

Answer 2

A high female voice

Question 3

Define:

Alto

Answer 3

A low female voice

Question 4

What is the low female voice (alto) also known as?

Answer 4

Contralto

Question 5

Define:

Tenor

Answer 5

A high male voice

Question 6

Define:

Bass

Answer 6

A low male voice

Question 7

Define:

Baritone

Answer 7

A male voice with a range that straddles the tenor and bass ranges

Question 8

Define:

Mezzo-Soprano

Answer 8

A female voice with a range that straddles the soprano and alto ranges

Question 9

Define:

Coloratura Soprano

Answer 9

A high female voice capable of singing florid lines in an extended rage, demanding great agility and often creating virtuosic effects

Question 10

Define:

Countertenor

Answer 10

A male voice with a range similar to female contralto or mezzo-soprano

Question 11

True or False:

Baritone is one of the four principal voice types

Answer 11

False

Question 12

True or False:

Mezzo-Soprano is a male voice

Answer 12

False

Question 13

True or False:

Coloratura Soprano is a high female voice

Answer 13

True

Question 14

True of False:

Baritone, Mezzo-Soprano, Coloratura Soprano, and Countertenor are not principal voice types

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Identify:
A keyboard instrument dating back to the Middle Ages often associated with church music
Sound is generated by air passing through pipes or reeds

Answer 15

Organ

Question 16

Identify:
A keyboard instrument popular from the late 16th through 18th centuries
Sound is generated by small quills inside the instrument that pluck the strings

Answer 16

Harpsichord

Question 17

Identify:
A small keyboard instrument popular from the late 16th through 18th centuries
Sound is generated by small metal tangents that strike the strings inside the instrument

Answer 17

Clavichord

Question 18

Identify:
A keyboard instrument invented in the early 18th century
Sound is generated by hammers inside the instrument that strike the strings

Answer 18

Piano

Question 19

Identify:
A device (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically
Robert Moog popularized it in the 1960s

Answer 19

Synthesizer

Question 20

What music is the organ often associated with?

Answer 20

Church music

Question 21

How is sound generated on an organ?

Answer 21

Air passing through pipes or reeds

Question 22

How is sound generated on a harpsichord?

Answer 22

Small quills inside the instrument that pluck the strings

Question 23

How is sound generated on a clavichord?

Answer 23

Small metal tangents strike the strings inside the instrument

Question 24

How is sound generated in a piano?

Answer 24

Hammers inside the instrument strike the strings

Question 25

The "Pegasus" and "Otmar Alt" pianos are made by which company?

Answer 25

Schimmel

Question 26

The "Suspension" piano is made by which company?

Answer 26

Seiler

Question 27

The "Porsche" piano is made by which company?

Answer 27

Bösendorfer

Question 28

The "Karl Lagerfield" piano is made by which company?

Answer 28

Steinway

Question 29

The "Modus" piano is made by which company?

Answer 29

Yamaha

Question 30

What are the four families/groups in the orchestra?

Answer 30

Strings Brass Woodwinds Percussion

Question 31

What are some instruments found in the strings section? (5)

Answer 31

``` Violin Viola Cello Double Bass Harp ```

Question 32

What are some instruments found in the woodwinds section? (2)

Answer 32

Piccolo | Flute

Question 33

What are some instruments found in the single-reed woodwinds section? (3)

Answer 33

Clarinet Bass Clarinet Saxophone

Question 34

What are some instruments found in the double-reed woodwinds section? (4)

Answer 34

Oboe English Horn Bassoon Contrabassoon

Question 35

What are some instruments found in the brass section? (4)

Answer 35

Trumpet French Horn Trombone Tuba

Question 36

What are some instruments found in the pitched percussion section? (5)

Answer 36

``` Timpani (kettle drums) Xylophone Glockenspiel Celesta Marimba ```

Question 37

What are some instruments found in the non-pitched percussion section? (8)

Answer 37

``` Bass Drum Snare Drum Cymbals Castanets Triangle Wood Block Whip Tambourine ```

Question 38

Define: | Orchestration

Answer 38

The art of composing or arranging music for orchestra, or for any instrumental ensemble

Question 39

The task of determining which ___________ should play each ______ or ____ is an opportunity for composers to reveal their ________ and ___________

Answer 39

``` Instruments Melody Line Artistry Originality ```

Question 40

What are some masters of orchestration? (3)

Answer 40

Beethoven Berlioz Debussy

Question 41

How many standard chamber music ensembles are there?

Answer 41

4

Question 42

What are the four standard chamber music ensembles?

Answer 42

String Quartet Piano Trio Woodwind Quintet Brass Quintet

Question 43

What instruments are in a string quartet? (4)

Answer 43

Violin Violin Viola Cello

Question 44

What instruments are in a piano trio? (3)

Answer 44

Violin Piano Cello

Question 45

What instruments are in a woodwind quintet? (5)

Answer 45

``` Flute Oboe Clarinet French Horn Bassoon ```

Question 46

What instruments are in a brass quintet? (5)

Answer 46

``` Trumpet Trumpet Trombone French Horn Tuba ```