Orchestra Instruments
What are the 4 sections of a symphony orchestra?
What are strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion
The composer that is most famous for his 5th Symphony?
Who is Beethoven
The number of beats 2/4 time receives.
What is 2?
This is the name of the person who stands in front of an Orchestra and waves their arms around.
What is a conductor?
The college Mr. Wunder attended.
What is West Chester University?
The folk instrument that has frets, the same strings as a violin, and is plucked like a guitar?
What is a Mandolin?
The composer who wrote the music for Star Wars and Harry Potter
Who is John Williams
The number of beats the time signature 6/8 has (hint, it's not 6).
Mr. Wunder's favorite subject in school besides music.
What is Social Studies/History?
Which woodwind instruments require 2 reeds in order for them to be played
What is the oboe & bassoon?
The composer who died at 35 years old.
Who is Mozart?
What is a 12 notes?
This is the name of a person who subs for the main conductor.
What is a guest conductor?
Mr. Wunder's birthday month.
What is October?
The first chair violinist responsible for tuning the whole orchestra
What is the concertmaster?
The composer who wrote the most symphonies.
Who is Haydn
This is how many sharps/flats the key of F major has
What is 1 flat?
These are the two ways to play a stringed instrument (Italian terms).
What is arco and pizzicato?
Mr. Wunder's main instrument.
What is the Bass?
Which TWO families of the orchestra does the piano belong to?
What is the string & percussion family
The composer who wrote a suite called "Sleeping Beauty" (NOT THE DISNEY MOVIE).
Who is Tchaikovsky?
This is how many sharps the key of A Major has
What is three?
This is the name of the person that sits in the front of each section in an orchestra
What is the principal player?
One of Mr. Wunder's favorite classical composers.
Who are Bruckner, Beethoven, Brahms, Bach, Mozart, Mahler, Wolf, Wagner, Stravinsky, Strauss, Glass, Reich, Bates, and many more!