Flute
5 Questions
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Test your knowledge about the flute.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
The standard Western Concert Flute is pitched in ___?
- A.
C
- B.
Bb
- C.
Ab
- D.
E
Correct Answer
A. C -
- 2.
When the flute was redesigned in the Baroque period, the new conical design ______.
- A.
Sacrificed the softer, expressive qualities of the instrument
- B.
Gave the instrument a wider range and a more penetrating sound
- C.
Caused the instrument to lose favour
- D.
Made the instruments gain a better look
Correct Answer
B. Gave the instrument a wider range and a more penetrating sound -
- 3.
The present linear chromatic flute was developed by ________.
- A.
John Philip Sousa
- B.
Debussy
- C.
Johann Christoph Denner
- D.
Jim Schmidt
Correct Answer
D. Jim Schmidt -
- 4.
What role in an orchestra does a flute usually play?
- A.
Bass
- B.
Melody
- C.
Harmony
- D.
Counter-melody
Correct Answer
B. Melody -
- 5.
Why did the flute lose favour at the turn of the Romantic period?
- A.
There was a preference for brass and strings.
- B.
People did not favour the melody of the flute.
- C.
Boehm's flute design was not accepted.
- D.
The flute had a negative connatation to it.
Correct Answer(s)
A. There was a preference for brass and strings.
C. Boehm's flute design was not accepted. -
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