- True or false: The Amati, Stradivari, and Guarneri families were best known for making exquisite Italian harps.
- Most wind and brass instruments are played with the mouth. Match these characteristic mouthpieces to their instruments.
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A. Double-reed 1. Irish tin whistle B. Fipple 2. English horn C. Funnel 3. French horn
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- In the West Indies, the tops of oil drums are tempered in fire and used to make harmonic instruments. True or false: Musicians who play these steel drums are called panmen.
- In Japan, geishas are famous for playing which instrument?
- A. Maraca
- B. Samisen
- C. Taiko drum
- During radio's heyday in the United States, sales of sheet music took off, along with sales of which instrument?
- A. Trombone
- B. Piano
- C. Drum
- Few instruments can be traced to a single inventor, but, in 1829,Englishman Sir Charles Wheatstone introduced what he called a "symphonium with bellows." The instrument's name was later changed to:
- A. Accordion
- B. Steam-powered calliope
- C. Concertina
- Originally, hammers set in a large rotating cylinder struck and played the bell instrument known as a:
- A. Gong
- B. Carillon
- C. Bell tower
- The Belgian who invented the saxophone never heard jazz or the blues. True or false: Antoine-Joseph Sax's instrument was originally used in military bands and symphony orchestras.
- The ligawka is a Polish horn traditionally played during Advent to summon people to church. True or false: It is a small, hand-held instrument.
- Although most South African music is entirely vocal, indigenous musical instruments do exist. Which of the following instruments is used in traditional South African music?
- A. Marinba (gourd-resonated xylophone)
- B. Mbila (hand piano)
- C. Both
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- False. Each of these families crafted world-renowned violins.
- A, 2; B, 1; C, 3
- True. The top of the steel drum is called the pan.
- B. Geishas play the samisen, which is a three-stringed instrument. The taiko is a huge barrel drum. Maracas are dried gourd rattles.
- B. Before the advent of television, many large homes had pianos— generally Steinways.
- C
- B
- True. Military bands were popular in 1846, when the sax was invented.
- False. The ligawka is a large instrument, often two or three yards long, and is usually supported on a fence while being played.
- C
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