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Orchestration 102 - The Wind Section.
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1
The standard seating for winds, clockwise from the nearer left of the conductor:
clarinets, flutes, bassoons, oboes.
flutes, oboes, bassoons, clarinets.
oboes, clarinets, bassoons, flutes.
flutes, clarinets, bassoons, oboes.
2
How many scores should an orchestral composer read?
Thousands over the course of a lifetime.
Just the ones in these courses.
Hundreds over the course of a lifetime.
A few to get started, then no more are needed.
3
What is Thomas Goss's definition of orchestration?
Composing a score with different instruments in it.
Bringing together different elements into one cohesive structure.
Managing voices.
Arranging for the orchestra.
4
The most difficult trills and tremolos are those that involve:
trill keys.
overblowing.
extension keys and changes of register.
throat tones.
5
The clarinet can actually:
play higher than the flute.
play higher than the oboe.
play higher than the piccolo.
play lower than the bassoon.
6
A cylindrical bore is combined with a parabolic curve in the design of the:
clarinet.
saxophone.
oboe and bassoon.
flute.
7
The dynamic arc of the winds is:
able to match the intensity of the brass in projection and sheer power.
halfway between the strings and the brass.
capable of the incredible overall control of the strings at very low volume.
8
If an instrument is tuned to B-flat:
when it reads a B-flat, it will play a C.
when it reads a C, it will play a D.
when it reads a B-flat, it will play a B-flat.
when it reads a C, it will play a B-flat.
9
What is legato?
slurring a group of notes together.
the same exact definition as "phrasing."
playing in a "singing" style.
The essence of playing seamlessly through a series of notes.
10
The best part of an oboe range is in its:
chalumeau register.
middle register.
bottom half-octave.
high register.
11
Tonguing the syllables "duh" and "the" result in:
marcato.
portato.
fortepiano accents.
staccato.
12
Niente articulation:
is achieved most successfully on oboes and flutes in their lower register.
is achieved most successfully on clarinets and flutes in their lower register.
requires a tongueless attack.
is easily balanced between all wind instruments.
13
Muting woodwinds:
requires a specially constructed mute.
is needed in order to really play softly.
may require removing the reed in double-reed instruments.
is usually unnecessary.
14
The following instruments use vibrato as their standard approach:
oboes. clarinets, and bassoons.
flutes, oboes, and bassoons most of the time.
flutes and oboes.
flutes, oboes. clarinets, and bassoons.
15
How much more is there to learn after this course?
Quite a bit.
Nothing more.
A little more.
16
The bassoon:
is the lowest standard member of the oboe family.
can play a low B-flat when the A extension is inserted.
has many commonly-used auxiliaries, such as the tenoroon and sarrusophone.
has a range of three-and-a-half octaves.
17
Some wind instruments require transposition because:
their instruments' registers are essentially homogeneous.
their players can't read in C.
their players may play all models in a family with the same fingering applying to the same staff positions.
18
"à 2" means:
"with two players on a single voice."
"with the second player on."
"divisi."
"with two players on separate voices."
19
Fork fingering is accomplished by:
cracking a tone-hole to lower the pitch by a half-step.
closing tone-holes below an open hole to drop the pitch by a half-step.
closing tone-holes below an open hole to raise the pitch by a half-step.
cracking a tone-hole to raise the pitch by a half-step.
20
Which effect does NOT require alternate fingerings?
Key clicking.
Trills.
Multiphonics.
Harmonics.
21
The oboe has:
one of the narrowest ideally functional ranges of the entire wind section.
a family whose instrumental ranges cover two octaves in difference.
the same exact strengths of register as the English horn.
easy-to-play extreme high notes.
22
Supported exhalation combines the following muscle groups:
the abdominals, the external intercostals, and the diaphragm.
the abdominals and the internal and external intercostals.
the abdominals and the diaphragm.
the abdominals, the internal and external intercostals, and the diaphragm.
23
The basic building-block of the orchestra is the:
wind section.
string section.
brass section.
percussion section.
24
Dynamic inflections are managed by changes in the rate of airflow. True or false?
True
False
25
The clarinet:
overblows the 4th partial in the clarino register.
is a typical example of "open pipe" construction.
is an instrument whose fundamental tones vibrate as a half consonance.
behaves like a closed pipe because of its conical bore.
Orchestration 102
The Wind Section
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