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Orchestration 102 - The Wind Section.
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1
The best part of an oboe range is in its:
middle register.
chalumeau register.
high register.
bottom half-octave.
2
What is Thomas Goss's definition of orchestration?
Managing voices.
Arranging for the orchestra.
Bringing together different elements into one cohesive structure.
Composing a score with different instruments in it.
3
Supported exhalation combines the following muscle groups:
the abdominals, the external intercostals, and the diaphragm.
the abdominals and the internal and external intercostals.
the abdominals and the diaphragm.
the abdominals, the internal and external intercostals, and the diaphragm.
4
"à 2" means:
"with two players on a single voice."
"divisi."
"with the second player on."
"with two players on separate voices."
5
How much more is there to learn after this course?
Nothing more.
A little more.
Quite a bit.
6
Fork fingering is accomplished by:
cracking a tone-hole to raise the pitch by a half-step.
closing tone-holes below an open hole to raise the pitch by a half-step.
closing tone-holes below an open hole to drop the pitch by a half-step.
cracking a tone-hole to lower the pitch by a half-step.
7
A cylindrical bore is combined with a parabolic curve in the design of the:
saxophone.
clarinet.
flute.
oboe and bassoon.
8
Muting woodwinds:
may require removing the reed in double-reed instruments.
requires a specially constructed mute.
is usually unnecessary.
is needed in order to really play softly.
9
The immediate predecessor to the oboe is called:
the shawm.
the hautbois.
the recorder.
the dulcian.
10
The clarinet:
is an instrument whose fundamental tones vibrate as a half consonance.
is a typical example of "open pipe" construction.
overblows the 4th partial in the clarino register.
behaves like a closed pipe because of its conical bore.
11
Niente articulation:
is easily balanced between all wind instruments.
is achieved most successfully on clarinets and flutes in their lower register.
requires a tongueless attack.
is achieved most successfully on oboes and flutes in their lower register.
12
The standard seating for winds, clockwise from the nearer left of the conductor:
flutes, clarinets, bassoons, oboes.
flutes, oboes, bassoons, clarinets.
clarinets, flutes, bassoons, oboes.
oboes, clarinets, bassoons, flutes.
13
How many scores should an orchestral composer read?
A few to get started, then no more are needed.
Hundreds over the course of a lifetime.
Just the ones in these courses.
Thousands over the course of a lifetime.
14
The basic building-block of the orchestra is the:
wind section.
percussion section.
string section.
brass section.
15
What is legato?
the same exact definition as "phrasing."
playing in a "singing" style.
The essence of playing seamlessly through a series of notes.
slurring a group of notes together.
16
The standard clarinet voicing position resembles the vowel sound:
"er" or the German "oe."
"ah."
"ee."
"oh."
17
Dynamic inflections are managed by changes in the rate of airflow. True or false?
False
True
18
The most difficult trills and tremolos are those that involve:
extension keys and changes of register.
trill keys.
throat tones.
overblowing.
19
The oboe has:
a family whose instrumental ranges cover two octaves in difference.
one of the narrowest ideally functional ranges of the entire wind section.
easy-to-play extreme high notes.
the same exact strengths of register as the English horn.
20
The clarinet can actually:
play lower than the bassoon.
play higher than the oboe.
play higher than the flute.
play higher than the piccolo.
21
The dynamic arc of the winds is:
capable of the incredible overall control of the strings at very low volume.
halfway between the strings and the brass.
able to match the intensity of the brass in projection and sheer power.
22
The bassoon:
has a range of three-and-a-half octaves.
is the lowest standard member of the oboe family.
can play a low B-flat when the A extension is inserted.
has many commonly-used auxiliaries, such as the tenoroon and sarrusophone.
23
Which of the following statement is true?
The bass clarinet can stabilise the horns and anchor the wind section.
The bass clarinet has the exact same lower written range as the B-flat standard clarinet.
The bass clarinet is a widely-used second-level auxiliary.
The bass clarinet can now reach all the way down to written low B-flat.
24
If an instrument is tuned to B-flat:
when it reads a C, it will play a B-flat.
when it reads a B-flat, it will play a C.
when it reads a B-flat, it will play a B-flat.
when it reads a C, it will play a D.
25
The piccolo:
is owned by most professional flute players.
is pitched two octaves above the alto flute.
has the same exact written range as the standard flute.
is a second-level auxiliary.
Orchestration 102
The Wind Section
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