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Orchestration 102 - The Wind Section.
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1
Which of the following statement is true?
The bass clarinet can stabilise the horns and anchor the wind section.
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.
The bass clarinet has the exact same lower written range as the B-flat standard clarinet.
2
Tonguing the syllables "duh" and "the" result in:
portato.
marcato.
fortepiano accents.
staccato.
3
Fork fingering is accomplished by:
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.
cracking a tone-hole to lower the pitch by a half-step.
cracking a tone-hole to raise the pitch by a half-step.
4
How much more is there to learn after this course?
Quite a bit.
A little more.
Nothing more.
5
The piccolo:
has the same exact written range as the standard flute.
is owned by most professional flute players.
is a second-level auxiliary.
is pitched two octaves above the alto flute.
6
The basic building-block of the orchestra is the:
wind section.
percussion section.
brass section.
string section.
7
How many scores should an orchestral composer read?
Hundreds over the course of a lifetime.
Just the ones in these courses.
A few to get started, then no more are needed.
Thousands over the course of a lifetime.
8
The following instruments use vibrato as their standard approach:
flutes, oboes, and bassoons most of the time.
oboes. clarinets, and bassoons.
flutes, oboes. clarinets, and bassoons.
flutes and oboes.
9
If an instrument is tuned to B-flat:
when it reads a C, it will play a D.
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.
10
Supported exhalation combines the following muscle groups:
the abdominals and the internal and external intercostals.
the abdominals, the external intercostals, and the diaphragm.
the abdominals, the internal and external intercostals, and the diaphragm.
the abdominals and the diaphragm.
11
"à 2" means:
"divisi."
"with two players on separate voices."
"with the second player on."
"with two players on a single voice."
12
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.
13
Which effect does NOT require alternate fingerings?
Trills.
Harmonics.
Multiphonics.
Key clicking.
14
Dynamic inflections are managed by changes in the rate of airflow. True or false?
True
False
15
Niente articulation:
is achieved most successfully on oboes and flutes in their lower register.
is easily balanced between all wind instruments.
is achieved most successfully on clarinets and flutes in their lower register.
requires a tongueless attack.
16
The oboe has:
one of the narrowest ideally functional ranges of the entire wind section.
the same exact strengths of register as the English horn.
easy-to-play extreme high notes.
a family whose instrumental ranges cover two octaves in difference.
17
The standard clarinet voicing position resembles the vowel sound:
"er" or the German "oe."
"oh."
"ah."
"ee."
18
Some wind instruments require transposition because:
their instruments' registers are essentially homogeneous.
their players may play all models in a family with the same fingering applying to the same staff positions.
their players can't read in C.
19
The best part of an oboe range is in its:
high register.
middle register.
chalumeau register.
bottom half-octave.
20
What is legato?
the same exact definition as "phrasing."
The essence of playing seamlessly through a series of notes.
playing in a "singing" style.
slurring a group of notes together.
21
Muting woodwinds:
is usually unnecessary.
may require removing the reed in double-reed instruments.
is needed in order to really play softly.
requires a specially constructed mute.
22
The most difficult trills and tremolos are those that involve:
extension keys and changes of register.
trill keys.
overblowing.
throat tones.
23
The clarinet can actually:
play lower than the bassoon.
play higher than the oboe.
play higher than the piccolo.
play higher than the flute.
24
The standard seating for winds, clockwise from the nearer left of the conductor:
flutes, clarinets, bassoons, oboes.
clarinets, flutes, bassoons, oboes.
flutes, oboes, bassoons, clarinets.
oboes, clarinets, bassoons, flutes.
25
The clarinet:
behaves like a closed pipe because of its conical bore.
overblows the 4th partial in the clarino register.
is an instrument whose fundamental tones vibrate as a half consonance.
is a typical example of "open pipe" construction.
Orchestration 102
The Wind Section
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