Distribución de una orquesta sinfónica

ESQUEMA MUSICA- EXAMEN DE EVALUACIÓN
Orchestra instruments:
---Strings:
-Bowed- violin, viola, cello, bass
- Plucked- harp, guitar
-Strucked- Piano
---Woodwind: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassson, saxophone
---Brass: trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba
---Percussion:
-Pitched:
-Wood: xylophone
-Metal: vibraphone
-Membrane: kettledrum
-Unpitched
-Wood: claves, castanets, wood blocks
-Metal: triangle, cymbals, gong
-Membrane: snare drum, tambourine, bass drum
PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS – PAGE 15
-A percussion instrument is any objet which produces a sound by being hit.
-Percussion instruments are sometimes classified as being pitched or unpitched if the make a definite
pitch or indefinite pitch.
-Music for pitched percussion instruments can be notated on a stave with the same trable and bass
clefs used in many non-percussive intruments.
-Music for percussion instruments without a definite pitch can be notated with a special percussion clef.
PITCHED PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS – PAGE 16
- The xylophone consists of wooden bars of various lengths that are struck by plastic, wooden or rubber
mallets. Each bar is tuned to a specific pitch of the musical scale.
-The vibraphone is an instrument similar to the xylophone that produces sound by means of vibrating
metal bars.
-The kettledrum is a type of drum, it consists of a skin over a large bowl commonly made of copper. They
are played by striking the head with a specialized drum stick. Unlike most drums, they produce a definite
pitch when struck, and can be tuned, often with the use of a pedal.
UNPITCHED PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS PAGE 17
-Claves are a pair of short thick dowels, When struck they produce a bright clicking noise.
-Castanets are pairs of shell- shaped clappers that are hinged together with string.
-One of the triangle’s angle’s is left open. It usually struck with a metal beater, giving a high-pithed ringing
tone.
-A matched pair of cymbals that are held by leather straps and hit together to make a loud, metallic
crashing sound.
-The tambourine is a musical instrument consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small
metal.
-The snare drum is a drum is a drum with strands of snares made of curled metal. The drum can be
sounded by hitting it with a drum –stick or any other form of beater, including brushes and rutes.
-A bass drum is a large drum that produces a note of indefinite pitch. It is played with one or sometimes two
large, padded mallets. Usually the right hand plays the drum and the left hand muffles it.