Symphony Orchestra
Musical Periods
Orchestra vocab
Music Theory
Rhythm
100

Name a woodwind instrument that is commonly included in the symphony orchestra?

Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon

100

Is Vivaldi from the Baroque or Classical period?

Baroque

100

Which is faster, Adagio or Andante

Andante

100

What is the order of flats?

BEADGCF

100

What note gets the beat in 2/2 meter?

Half note

200

What is the standard number of movements in a symphony?

4

200

What musical period is Telemann from?

Classical period

200

What is rall. an abbreviation for? 

Rallentando
200

What major key signature has 4 sharps?

E
200

Syncopation occurs when the emphasis is placed on which part of the beat: the strong beat or the weak beat?

The weak beat

300

What are the 2 double reed instruments in orchestra?

Oboe and Bassoon

300

What two musical periods happened during Beethoven's lifetime?

Classical and Romantic

300

What does "poco a poco" mean?

Little by little

300
What minor key signature has 2 sharps?

B minor

300
How many beats does a dotted half note get in 2/2 meter?

1.5

400

What is the frequency that orchestras tune to?

A=440

400

What musical period was the viola da gamba most frequently used?

Baroque

400

What is an enharmonic equivalent to F#?

Gb

400

What minor key signature has 5 sharps?

C# minor

400

How many quarter notes are in a bar of 6/8?

3

500

Which woodwind instrument is not regularly found in orchestral music?

Saxophone

500

What is the correct order of the following musical periods? Baroque, Renaissance, Romantic, Classical

Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic

500

What is the definition of "Cantabile?"

In a singing style

500

True or false, an inverted Perfect 5th is a Perfect 4th

True

500

In 10/8 meter, what fraction of a measure does a quarter note take up? 

1/5

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