Grade 6 Music Theory - General Knowledge Lesson 2b: Musical Instruments,Transposing, Reed and Strings - Exercises
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A. Answer the following questions:
- In which two keys are standard clarinets normally found?
- In which key do we normally find a small-sized clarinet?
- Does the bass clarinet normally use the treble clef or the bass clef?
- In what key is the cor Anglais?
- Which two brass instruments are normally transposing?
- At what pitch does a piccolo sound, compared to how it is written?
- And the double bass?
- Is the viola a transposing instrument?
- What is "Tromba in B" in English?
- What is "Klarinette in Mi Bemolle" in English?
- What is "Corno in Re" in English?
B. Look at the extract below, which is the first page of Beethoven's Symphony no.2, Op.36, and answer the questions which follow.
- Which instruments in this piece are NOT transposing instruments?
- Write out the bar 1 of the clarinet or trumpet part, as it would sound at concert pitch. Include the new key signature. (Print some manuscript paper).
- For each of the string instruments, say whether the notes played in bar 1 are on an open string or not.
- Violin
- Viola
- Cello
- Violin
- Which instruments playing in this extract are double reed instruments?
- True or false: The viola and horns are playing in unison in bar 1.
- Which two standard orchestral brass instruments do not feature in this extract?
C. For each of the four standard orchestral string instruments, write out their four open strings
