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Orchestration 102 - The Wind Section.
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1
Supported exhalation combines the following muscle groups:
the abdominals and the internal and external intercostals.
the abdominals, the internal and external intercostals, and the diaphragm.
the abdominals, the external intercostals, and the diaphragm.
the abdominals and the diaphragm.
2
The following instruments use vibrato as their standard approach:
flutes, oboes. clarinets, and bassoons.
oboes. clarinets, and bassoons.
flutes, oboes, and bassoons most of the time.
flutes and oboes.
3
How many scores should an orchestral composer read?
A few to get started, then no more are needed.
Just the ones in these courses.
Thousands over the course of a lifetime.
Hundreds over the course of a lifetime.
4
Muting woodwinds:
is usually unnecessary.
requires a specially constructed mute.
is needed in order to really play softly.
may require removing the reed in double-reed instruments.
5
The dynamic arc of the winds is:
halfway between the strings and the brass.
able to match the intensity of the brass in projection and sheer power.
capable of the incredible overall control of the strings at very low volume.
6
The clarinet can actually:
play higher than the piccolo.
play higher than the flute.
play higher than the oboe.
play lower than the bassoon.
7
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.
8
The standard clarinet voicing position resembles the vowel sound:
"er" or the German "oe."
"oh."
"ah."
"ee."
9
"à 2" means:
"with two players on separate voices."
"divisi."
"with the second player on."
"with two players on a single voice."
10
The bassoon:
has a range of three-and-a-half octaves.
is the lowest standard member of the oboe family.
has many commonly-used auxiliaries, such as the tenoroon and sarrusophone.
can play a low B-flat when the A extension is inserted.
11
The clarinet:
is a typical example of "open pipe" construction.
is an instrument whose fundamental tones vibrate as a half consonance.
overblows the 4th partial in the clarino register.
behaves like a closed pipe because of its conical bore.
12
Niente articulation:
is achieved most successfully on oboes and flutes in their lower register.
requires a tongueless attack.
is achieved most successfully on clarinets and flutes in their lower register.
is easily balanced between all wind instruments.
13
The best part of an oboe range is in its:
bottom half-octave.
high register.
chalumeau register.
middle register.
14
How much more is there to learn after this course?
Nothing more.
A little more.
Quite a bit.
15
The most difficult trills and tremolos are those that involve:
throat tones.
overblowing.
trill keys.
extension keys and changes of register.
16
The immediate predecessor to the oboe is called:
the dulcian.
the hautbois.
the shawm.
the recorder.
17
Which effect does NOT require alternate fingerings?
Trills.
Multiphonics.
Harmonics.
Key clicking.
18
Fork fingering is accomplished by:
cracking a tone-hole to lower the pitch by a half-step.
cracking a tone-hole to raise the pitch by a half-step.
closing tone-holes below an open hole to drop the pitch by a half-step.
closing tone-holes below an open hole to raise the pitch by a half-step.
19
The standard seating for winds, clockwise from the nearer left of the conductor:
oboes, clarinets, bassoons, flutes.
clarinets, flutes, bassoons, oboes.
flutes, clarinets, bassoons, oboes.
flutes, oboes, bassoons, clarinets.
20
Dynamic inflections are managed by changes in the rate of airflow. True or false?
False
True
21
The oboe has:
a family whose instrumental ranges cover two octaves in difference.
easy-to-play extreme high notes.
one of the narrowest ideally functional ranges of the entire wind section.
the same exact strengths of register as the English horn.
22
The piccolo:
is a second-level auxiliary.
is pitched two octaves above the alto flute.
has the same exact written range as the standard flute.
is owned by most professional flute players.
23
Tonguing the syllables "duh" and "the" result in:
staccato.
portato.
marcato.
fortepiano accents.
24
A cylindrical bore is combined with a parabolic curve in the design of the:
flute.
oboe and bassoon.
saxophone.
clarinet.
25
If an instrument is tuned to 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 B-flat.
when it reads a C, it will play a D.
Orchestration 102
The Wind Section
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