General
According to the way they are played, what are the three main families of instruments?
Wind (Viento)
Strings (Cuerda)
Percussion (Percusión)
What are the two types of wind instruments?
Brass (viento metal) and Woodwind (viento madera)
What are the three types of strings instruments?
Bowed (frotada)
Plucked (pulsada)
"Percussive cordophone" (percutida)
Depending on whether they are instruments with bars (láminas) or membranes (membranas, parches), how do we classify percussion instruments?
Mallet instruments (de láminas)
Membranophones (membranófonos)
What is the name of a group of many singers?
A Choir (coro)
What do these have in common? Clarinet, Oboe, Flute, Bassoon and French Horn.
They are wind instruments.
4 Woodwind instruments:
Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Clarinet, Saxophone, Contrabassoon, Piccolo, Love Oboe, Heckelphone...
4 bowed string instruments:
Violin
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
Is piano a percussion instrument?
No, it's a string instrument (a percussive cordophone)
What family does the guitar belong to?
Plucked strings.
4 brass instruments
Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Tuba
2 plucked string instruments
Guitar, bass, ukelele...
Two membranophones
Timpani, bass drum, snare drum...
Instruments that use a bow to create friction in the strings are called...
Bowed string instruments
Do you need a musical instrument to make music?
No, you can use your voice or body percussion.
Can there be saxophones in an orchestra?
There can be, but it is not common (especially in a symphony orchestra)
What kind of instrument is the piano?
A percussive cordophone (de cuerda percutida)
Three mallet instruments
Xylophone, Vibraphone, Marimba, Metallophone, Carillon...
How does the piano work?
Pressing one of the keys triggers a hammer inside the instrument, which strikes a string, producing sound.
Which is the lowest bowed string instrument? And the highest?
The lowest is the double bass; the highest is the violin.
Name every wind instrument that is usually in the symphony orchestra
Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone and Tuba.
What are the two most common types of piano?
Upright (vertical o de pared) and grand (de cola).
What's the difference between timpani and bass drum?
Timpani are always in a pack, at least 2. They have tuned notes.
The bass drum is much larger and produces a deeper, more powerful sound.
What's the concertino of an orchestra?
He is the first violinist, head of the string section and, therefore, the most important member after the conductor.