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1.Which of these is a cello?
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The violin, cello, and double bass are members of the orchestral string family.
2.Which of these is a clarinet?
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The clarinet, oboe, and saxophone are woodwind instruments. The saxophone is closely related to the clarinet.
3.Which of these is a trombone?
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The trumpet, trombone, and French horn are all members of the orchestral brass family.
4.Which of these is an accordion?
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The harmonica, melodica, and accordion are free reed aerophones that produce sound as air flows past vibrating reeds in a frame.
5.Which of these is a steelpan?
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The steelpan (steel drum), hang and timpani (kettle drum) are pitched percussion instruments.
6.Which of these is a balalaika?
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The American banjo, Ukrainian bandura, and Russian balalaika are all plucked string instruments.
7.Which of these is a cabasa?
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The woodblock, cabasa, and tambourine are unpitched percussion instruments.
8.Which of these is a harpsichord?
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The harp and harpsichord are plucked string instruments. The jaw harp is an ancient trance instrument!
9.Which of these is a kalimba?
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The kalimba, marimba, and djembe are percussion instruments of African origin. Kalimbas are based on the mbira family of instruments and played with the thumbs.
10.Which of these is a didgeridoo?
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The bullroarer and didgeridoo are Aboriginal Australian instruments. The Pūtōrino is a Māori flute.
11.Which of these is a ukulele?
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The ukulele, mandolin, and sitar are all members of the lute family.
12.Which of these is an ocarina?
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The recorder, panpipes, and ocarina are types of flute. The ocarina is a versatile instrument, as useful for making music as it is for summoning horses, entertaining giant river frogs and travelling through time to save Hyrule.
13.Which of these is a glockenspiel?
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The glockenspiel, tubular bells and xylophone are pitched percussion instruments. Glockenspiels are metallophones, unlike xylophones which are wooden.
14.Which of these is a hurdy-gurdy?
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The zither and koto are plucked string instruments. The hurdy-gurdy is a hand-cranked string instrument that produces sound by a rosined wheel rubbing against the strings.
And that's actually where the piano ultimately gets its name from! Since the harpsichord strings are plucked, they make the exact same sound each time their key is pressed, with no way to adjust the volume. With a piano, the pressure placed on a key affects the force with which the hammer strikes the string, allowing the player to play the notes loudly (piano) or quietly (forte), giving the instrument the full name pianoforte.
Of course, that eventually just got shortened to piano, losing that dual meaning, but still.
True, except you mixed up the meanings of piano and forte. Piano means quietly, and forte mean loudly.
Interestingly, early versions of the instrument are known as fortepianos, and there was a time when pianoforte and fortepiano were used interchangeably for the same instrument.
We could have all been playing the forte today if that name caught on!
Good quiz, I'm not keen on the Didgeridoo picture, from those I've seen they are usually straight and sturdier than that shown. Looks more like an 'Alpenhorn'.
Thanks for the comment. I've submitted another picture in its place. Hopefully it can be changed without resetting the quiz, just waiting to see if it's approved.
Good quiz - the more recognized name of steel pan is steel drum though. I didn't get the question but I certainly would have gotten it correct if steel drum had been used rather than steel pan.
Steel drum is wrong though. Laypeople call it a drum because it looks vaguely like a drum and you hit it with mallets. But it's not a drum. Drums make their sound by the vibrations of the air inside the drum (i.e., you hit the skin, and the depth of the drum gives the instrument its sound). Steelpan has no depth, and makes its sound by the vibration of the steel itself, like bells or cymbals. Steelpan is the correct term, and the term by which percussionists know the instrument.
A seahorse is not a horse, but that is still its name. (I could give dozens more examples, but I think one will get the point across). It has nothing to do with laypeople or not, it is not about knowing if it is scientifically a drum. They are known as steeldrums (perhaps as steelpans to some, but steeldrums is very common)
Btw steelpan in my language means something like a skillet. (a pan with a long handle) :D
Never heard of half of these instruments! Shows how musically ignorant I am.
I only got the Hurdy Gurdy, coz the guy holding the instrument looked so happy. If i held an instrument called a Hurdy Gurdy I too would have huge smile.
There is an oldie call "Hurdy Gurdy Man" that I have always enjoyed, and I did not know until taking this quiz that it was not just a nonsense lyric. He just repeats "Hurdy gurdy" in quick succession like 20 times.
Drum refers to the steel drum containers from which the pans are made; the steel drum is more correctly called a steel pan or pan as it falls into the idiophone family of instruments, and so is not a drum.
Interestingly when you click the first picture (zither) of question 14 and click visual search, the first three pictures that show up appear to be the man in the 3rd (hurdy-gurdy) picture!
Also coincidentally, I was just thinking about a hurdy-gurdy yesterday (or was it this morning?), was thinking about acquiring one (as well as thinking about a melodica, though didn't know that was the name, or some sort of (thin)whistle/flute. Yes it is a wide range, I know, but I like that they are unusual and you can do some very cool things with them)
And just found the source of the hurdy-gurdy picture and it was indeed taken in the Netherlands as I suspected.
Of course, that eventually just got shortened to piano, losing that dual meaning, but still.
Interestingly, early versions of the instrument are known as fortepianos, and there was a time when pianoforte and fortepiano were used interchangeably for the same instrument.
We could have all been playing the forte today if that name caught on!
Italian: clavicembalo, French: clavecin, German: Cembalo, Spanish: clavecín, Portuguese: cravo, Dutch: klavecimbel.
Compare that to harp:
Italian: arpa, French: harpe, German: Harfe, Spanish: arpa, Portuguese: harpa, Dutch: harp.
Harpsichord is not exactly the first word you learn in English after all.
Btw steelpan in my language means something like a skillet. (a pan with a long handle) :D
If you look up steel drum on wikipedia, the article is titled "steelpan".
Edit: I believe Hang is actually a brand name upon further research
I only got the Hurdy Gurdy, coz the guy holding the instrument looked so happy. If i held an instrument called a Hurdy Gurdy I too would have huge smile.
Last ten: Ummmmm :O
Drum refers to the steel drum containers from which the pans are made; the steel drum is more correctly called a steel pan or pan as it falls into the idiophone family of instruments, and so is not a drum.
And just found the source of the hurdy-gurdy picture and it was indeed taken in the Netherlands as I suspected.