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Musical Ensembles Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of instrumentalists, including string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections

a)

Band

b)

Percussion Ensemble

c)

Orchestra

d)

Choir

2.

A group of instrumentalists, including woodwind, brass, and percussion sections (no strings)

a)

Band

b)

Woodwind Quintet

c)

Orchestra

d)

Brass Quintet

3.

A soloist is made up of how many musicians?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

4.

A duet is made up of how many musicians?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

5.

A trio is made up of how many musicians?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

6.

A quartet is made up of how many musicians?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

7.

A quintet is made up of how many musicians?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

8.

Which instruments are in a percussion ensemble?

a)

A snare drum & a marimba

b)

A flute, an oboe, a clarinet, a bassoon, and a french horn

c)

Any group of percussion instruments playing together

d)

Two trumpets, a french horn, a trombone, and a tuba

9.
a)
solo
b)
duet
c)
trio 
d)
quartet
10.
The large group containing all 4 families of instruments is called an
a)
orchestra
b)
choir
c)
band
d)
group
11.

Which ensemble is this?

a)

Orchestra

b)

Soloist

c)

Quartet

d)

Duet

e)

Trio

12.

Which ensemble is this?

a)

Orchestra

b)

Soloist

c)

Quartet

d)

Duet

e)

Trio

13.

Which ensemble is this?

a)

Orchestra

b)

Soloist

c)

Quartet

d)

Duet

e)

Trio

14.

Which ensemble is this?

a)

Orchestra

b)

Soloist

c)

Quartet

d)

Duet

e)

Trio

15.

Which ensemble is this?

a)

Percussion Ensemble

b)

Woodwind Quintet

c)

Brass Quintet

d)

None of the above

16.

Which section is mostly played by hitting something with a stick or mallet?

a)

Percussion

b)

Woodwinds

c)

Brass

d)

Strings

17.

Who composed The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

a)

Mozart

b)

Beethoven

c)

Brahms

d)

Benjamin Britten

18.

Who did Britten borrow a tune from in the piece you heard?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Purcell

c)

Mozart

d)

Mr. Mansfield

19.

Which is not a family of the orchestra?

a)

Woodwind

b)

Brass

c)

Metalic

d)

Percussion

e)

String

20.

Who controls the marching band?

a)

Conductor

b)

Drum Major

c)

Director

d)

There is no one.

21.
Who is in charge of an orchestra?
a)
accompanist
b)
conductor
c)
concertmaster
d)
group leader
22.
Someone who writes music is called a ____________.
a)
musician
b)
conductor
c)
composer
d)
author
23.
How many sections are in an orchestra?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
5
d)
4
24.

Which element of music refers to the sound quality of an instrument or voice?

a)

Texture

b)

Articulation

c)

Timbre

d)

Tempo

25.

Which ensemble has a guitar, bass, percussion, & sometimes a keyboard?

a)

rock band

b)

jazz band

c)

concert band

d)

quartet

26.

Which ensemble is most likely to feature saxophones?

a)

rock band

b)

jazz band

c)

concert band

d)

orchestra

27.

Which ensemble is most likely to feature violins?

a)

rock band

b)

jazz band

c)

concert band

d)

orchestra

28.

Which ensemble is usually the smallest?

a)

rock band

b)

jazz band

c)

concert band

d)

orchestra

29.

Which ensemble would be likely to have 100 or more musicians?

a)

Jazz Big Band

b)

String ensemble

c)

Orchestra

d)

Chamber orchestra

30.

How many years after a composer's death does it take for the copyright to expire?

a)

40

b)

50

c)

70

d)

Never - it goes to the estate