History (Hard)
The first symphony to include the use of a trombone.
What is Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony?
The instrument that provides the tuning note for an orchestra.
What is the oboe?
The composer who composed the most amount of concertos.
Who is Vivaldi?
The stringed instruments that are usually found in an orchestra.
What are violins, violas, cellos, and basses?
The amount of strings a violin has.
What is four?
The famous orchestra that was set to travel on the Titanic but changed boats last minute.
What is the London Symphony Orchestra?
The number of instrument families within the orchestra.
What is four (string, woodwind, brass, and percussion)?
The famous composer and musician who was a friend and mentor to Mozart and a teacher for Beethoven.
Who is Hayden?
The stand player responsible for turning pages when playing music.
What is the inside player?
This instrument is usually played standing.
What is the double bass?
The oldest orchestra to still be in existence.
What is the Royal Chapel Orchestra? (Founded in 1448)
This group of instruments has the largest diversity and largest range within itself.
What are percussion?
The year Mozart died.
What is 1791?
In a symphonic orchestra, this is where the strings sit.
What is in front of the woodwinds?
The clef which viola music is typically written in.
What is the alto clef?
This English conductor, best known for his association with the London Philharmonic, was the grandson of the founder of a famous pharmaceutical company.
Who is Sir Thomas Beecham?
The amount of strings a harp has.
What is 46?
The instrument that Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven would all occasionally play in an orchestra.
What is the viola?
This instrument has the longest bow in the orchestra.
What is the violin/viola?
The amount of wood pieces it takes to make a string instrument.
What is 70?