Another One-Man Band Trivia Quiz

Answer: Concertina

It is believed that the concertina was developed independently in England and Germany at about the same time in the early nineteenth century. Manufactured in many different shapes and styles, it is used in both classical and traditional music.

Answer: Snare Drum

Medieval musicians played the tabor drum to accompany the flute. It has since evolved into a variety of snare drums including the piccolo snare, the kit snare, and marching snare, with each producing a different sound.

Answer: Fiddle

There is typically no structural difference between a violin and a fiddle. In reality, even those who play violins, use the term "fiddling" when they play, and the term can be applied to a wide variety of music.

Answer: Keyboard

Many instruments use a keyboard, and the term is used quite a bit today when describing modern synthesizers. Historically, the term was used as a generic term for any similar instrument. For example, in the eighteenth century, it was typical to call a piano, harpsichord, or clavichord a keyboard; in many cases, the same composition could be played with any of the instruments.

Answer: Cowbell

When herds were free-roaming, it was typical for each owner to have a different sounding bell in order to identify the person to whom the different animals belonged. Some cowbells that are used as musical instruments are clapperless, and are struck with a stick to produce a tone.

Answer: Tuba

Latin for "trumpet", the tuba is used in marching bands, jazz bands, and drum and bugle corps, where the tuba players are known as "bass players". In a typical orchestra there is usually only one tuba player, who is called a "tubaist" or "tubist".

Answer: Triangle

First made in the sixteenth century, the triangle became a popular orchestral instrument in the 1700s. Well-known composers, such as Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn used it in their compositions. Although the triangle looks like it would be an easy instrument to learn, one of the most difficult aspects of playing is controlling the volume.

Answer: Clarinet

The immediate ancestor to the modern clarinet was called a chalumeau, which was the first true reed instrument. Invented by Johann Christoph Denner in the late 1600s, the clarinet has undergone many modifications that mostly involved the keywork; today most have seventeen or eighteen keys.

Answer: Bass

"Pizzicato" means plucking an instrument instead of using the bow. "Arco" means to return to using the bow after plucking. Also called a double bass or contrabass, the instrument was developed in Europe during the fifteenth century.

Answer: Trumpet

Although ancient trumpets did not have valves, modern ones usually have three. The sound is made by blowing air through a mouthpiece and selecting the correct valve combination for tones.