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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Orchestration''' β The assignment of musical parts to different instruments in an ensemble. * '''Instrumentation''' β The study of the technical properties of individual instruments. * '''Timbre (Tone Color)''' β The unique quality of a sound that distinguishes it from other sounds. * '''Range''' β The span from the lowest to the highest note an instrument can play. * '''Tessitura''' β The range where an instrument or voice sounds best and most comfortable. * '''Transposing Instrument''' β An instrument whose written notes are different from the notes that actually sound (e.g., a Bb Trumpet). * '''Strings''' β The family of instruments using bowed or plucked strings (Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass). * '''Woodwinds''' β Instruments that produce sound by blowing air through a pipe (Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon). * '''Brass''' β Metal instruments with a mouthpiece (Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Tuba). * '''Percussion''' β Instruments that are struck, shaken, or scraped (Timpani, Snare, Cymbals, Xylophone). * '''Articulation''' β How a note is played (e.g., Staccato/short, Legato/smooth). * '''Dynamics''' β The volume of the music (Piano/quiet, Forte/loud). * '''Double (Doubling)''' β Assigning the same melody to two different instruments (e.g., Flute and Oboe) to create a new color. * '''Vibrato''' β A slight, rapid fluctuation in pitch that adds "warmth" to a sound. </div> <div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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