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Ch. 10 - Western Musical Instruments
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The Musical Experience MUH 2000 Ch. 10 - Western Musical Instruments
Key Points
- The four families of Western instruments are strings , woodwinds , brass , and per-
cussion
- String instruments (chordophones) are sounded by bowing and plucking
• Bowed strings include the violin, the viola, cello, and double bass
• Plucked strings include the harp and guitar
- Woodwind instruments (aerophones) include the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon,
and saxophone
- Brass instruments (aerophones) include the trumpet, French horn, trombone, and
tuba
- Percussion instruments include idiophones (xylophone, cymbals, triangle) and
membranophones (timpani, bass drum)
• Some are pitched (chimes), while others are unpatched (tambourine)
- Keyboard instruments, such as the piano and organ, do not fit nearly into the
Western classification system
String Instruments
- All chordophones
- Divided into instruments that are bowed and instruments that are plucked
- Bowed violin, viola, violoncello, double bass
- Violin : originally flourished in Italy from around 1600-
- Viola : larger than violin with lower range
- Violoncello : cello; lower range than viola and often plays melody
- Double Bass : contra bass/bass viol; lowest orchestral string instrument
- Can be played in many styles
• Legato, pizzicato, glissando, trill, staccato, vibrato, tremolo
- Capable of playing several notes simultaneously
• Double-stopping
• Triple/quadruple-stopping
• Mute
• Harmonics
- Plucked: harp, guitar
Woodwind Instruments
- Produce sound with a column of air vibrating within a pipe that has finger holes
along its length
• Mouth hole: flute
• Single reed: clarinet & saxophone
• Double reed: oboe & bassoon
- Flute : soprano of woodwind family
- Piccolo : highest pitched instrument in the orchestra
Brass Instruments
- Trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba
Percussion Instruments
- Divided into two categories: instruments capable of producing definite pitches &
those that do not
- Idiophones & membranophones
Keyboard Instruments
- Piano, organ, harpsichord
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Ch. 10 - Western Musical Instruments
Course: The Musical Experience (MUH 2000)
35 Documents
Students shared 35 documents in this course
University: Belmont University
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The Musical Experience
MUH 2000
Ch. 10 - Western Musical Instruments
Key Points
-The four families of Western instruments are strings, woodwinds, brass, and per-
cussion
-String instruments (chordophones) are sounded by bowing and plucking
•Bowed strings include the violin, the viola, cello, and double bass
•Plucked strings include the harp and guitar
-Woodwind instruments (aerophones) include the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon,
and saxophone
-Brass instruments (aerophones) include the trumpet, French horn, trombone, and
tuba
-Percussion instruments include idiophones (xylophone, cymbals, triangle) and
membranophones (timpani, bass drum)
•Some are pitched (chimes), while others are unpatched (tambourine)
-Keyboard instruments, such as the piano and organ, do not fit nearly into the
Western classification system
String Instruments
-All chordophones
-Divided into instruments that are bowed and instruments that are plucked
-Bowed violin, viola, violoncello, double bass
-Violin : originally flourished in Italy from around 1600-1750
-Viola : larger than violin with lower range
-Violoncello : cello; lower range than viola and often plays melody
-Double Bass : contra bass/bass viol; lowest orchestral string instrument
-Can be played in many styles
•Legato, pizzicato, glissando, trill, staccato, vibrato, tremolo
-Capable of playing several notes simultaneously
