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Orchestration 104 - Clarinets, Saxophones and Bassoons.
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1
There are three individual families of orchestral woodwind instruments. True or false?
True
False
2
The E-flat clarinet should be used...
instead of piccolo flute wherever possible.
especially for its rich low register.
for playing any high clarinet solo passage.
for its specific timbre in any given register.
3
The best way to hold onto the information you've learned in this course is to...
move quickly on to studying the brass section because woodwinds don't matter.
get an orchestration manual, score-read, and compose for musicians directly.
watch this course over and over and don't worry about anything else.
4
The lowest note of the tenor saxophone reaches...
a major 3rd below the lowest note of the viola.
a minor 3rd below the lowest note of the viola.
an octave above the lowest note of the bassoon.
an octave below the lowest note of the viola.
5
The bassoon's low register comprises 20 fundamental tones. True or false?
True
False
6
The A clarinet...
is largely unnecessary in concert music scoring.
has a much much darker sound than the B-flat clarinet.
is chiefly used for the ease of fingering sharp keys.
is just as prevalent an instrument as B-flat clarinet in all styles and levels of music.
7
Saxophones use a double-reed mouthpiece very much like a bassoon. True or false?
True
False
8
The basset horn's written notes sound...
down a minor third like oboe d'amore.
down an octave like bass clarinet.
down a major 6th like alto clarinet and alto saxophone.
down a perfect 5th exactly like the French horn and English horn.
9
The clarinet's low range...
is composed of highly compressed partials.
has a smooth level of projection throughout.
tends to honkiness like the oboe's lower register.
tends to be weaker and more wavering like the flute's lower register.
10
The jazz saxophone mouthpiece tends to make the instrument louder. True or false?
False
True
11
The German system of bass clef notation...
uses bass clef sounding down a major second, and is the preferred approach.
uses bass clef sounding down a major second, and should no longer be used.
uses treble clef sounding down a major ninth, and is the preferred approach.
uses bass clef sounding down a major ninth, and should no longer be used.
12
The contrabass clarinet sounds...
an octave and a major 6th lower than the B-flat clarinet.
two octaves and a major 2nd lower than the B-flat clarinet.
two octaves lower than the B-flat clarinet.
a major 9th lower than the B-flat clarinet.
13
The contrabassoon's projection...
is about equal to the lower brass.
can be easily swamped by the lower brass.
is louder than the lower brass.
14
Changeovers between bassoon and contrabassoon are relatively fast and simple. True or false?
False
True
15
Clarinets don't use vibrato in their normal approach to playing concert music. True or false?
True
False
16
The buzzy, reedy quality of the saxophone tends to get...
stay the same throughout the ranges and registers of all saxophones.
less pronounced the lower the pitch of the note and range of the instrument.
more pronounced the lower the pitch of the note and range of the instrument.
17
The bassoon's tone...
gains richness toward the top and loses richness toward the bottom of its range.
is richest in its middle register.
is equally rich throughout its range.
gains richness toward the bottom and loses richness toward the top of its range.
18
Bassoons sound great in alliances...
only with other members of the wind section.
only with lower string instruments like cellos and double basses.
with nearly every other instrument in the orchestra.
only with lower brass instruments like trombones and tubas.
19
The unison doubling of two exposed clarinets...
sounds cutting and trumpet-like.
has a phased sound.
blends together imperceptibly as a single tone.
20
A good rule of thumb in scoring orchestral saxophones is to...
avoid similar-sounding instruments when you want to highlight the part.
join with similar-sounding instruments for a less integrated texture.
use similar-sounding instruments when you want to highlight the part.
always treat saxophones as soloists and never try to blend them.
21
In Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony, the bass clarinet is often called upon to...
dove-tail a phrase from solo oboe.
substitute for solo bassoon.
substitute for solo English horn.
substitute for solo clarinet.
Orchestration 104
Clarinets, Saxophones and Bassoons
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