Lesson 8.3 New Directions

Order the instruments from oldest to newest.

• Piano

• Harpsichord

• Synthesizer

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What is the definition of electronic music?

• computer language that was invented to help synthesizers and other pieces of musical equipment communicate with one another

• music that has a single melodic line of notes without harmonies or melody in counterpoint. In singing, the term refers to an ensemble singing in unison with everyone sounding the same pitch or octave at the same time

• music generated or altered by electronic means

• is a system of symbols designed to represent the elements of time and sound

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What is a synthesizer?

• an electronic musical instrument with two projecting electrodes, one that controls pitch and the other, volume

• an instrument that produces sound when a string or chord is struck, rubbed, or plucked

• a machine with the sounds of a whole range of percussion instruments stored in its memory

• an electronic device, usually with a keyboard, capable of producing sounds in almost any range, tone quality, and volume

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Who invented the synthesizer?

• Ludwig Van Beethoven

• J.S. Bach

• Rober Moog

• George Gerswhin

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Who is a composer we read about who incorporates synthesized sounds in their compositions?

• George Gershwin

• Libby Larsen

• J.S. Bach

• Ludwig Van Beethoven

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What is a marimba?

• A keyboard instrument in the percussion family that is played by pressing keys on the keyboard. Its sound is produced by hammers hitting stretched strings.

• a tuned mallet, percussion instrument

• A pitched percussion instrument made with metal sound bars on a wooden frame.

• an electronic device, usually with a keyboard, capable of producing sounds in almost any range, tone quality, and volume.

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