Orchestral Families

ARSM

13 flashcards · Music · by Louisa Harris

1. What are the 4 orchestral families?

   woodwinds brass percussion strings

2. What are the 4 main instruments in the woodwind family?

   flute oboe clarinet bassoon

3. What are the 4 main instruments in the brass family?

   trumpet French Horn Trombone Tuba

4. What are the main 4 instruments in the strings family?

   violin viola cello double bass

5. What are 3 pitched instruments in the percussion family?

   timpani, xylophone, marimba

6. What are 2 unpitched instruments in the percussion family?

   cymbals, snare drums

7. What instruments use the treble clef?

   flue, oboe, clarinet trumpet, French Horn violin

8. What instruments use the bass clef?

   bassoon trombone, tuba cello, double bass timpani

9. What are the NON-transposing instruments?

   flute, oboe, bassoon trombone, tuba violin, viola, cello timpani

10. What are the transposing instruments?

    clarinet, trumpet (B flat) french horn (F) double bass (octave down)

11. What instruments can play each other's music without a change of pitch?

    flute, oboe, violin (treble clef, non-transposing) bassoon, cello, trombone, tuba (bass clef, non-transposing) trumpet, clarinet (treble clef, transposing to B flat)

12. What instruments cannot play from any other instrument's music part?

    timpani (can only play single notes) viola (only instrument that uses the alto clef) french horn( only standard orchestral instrument pitched in F) double bass (only standard orchestral instrument that sounds an octave lower than written)