String

In the traditional symphony orchestra, the violins usually play as one undivided group.

false

The violins are played pizzicato in this nine-second example.
0:00-6:14

true

The text states that guitars are strummed or __________.

plucked

The sound of string instruments is produced by a ____________stretched between two points.

string

Which string instrument carries the melody in this short excerpt?
1:20-1:33

violin

The main orchestral string instruments are:

Violin, viola, cello, and double bass

Only a few select cultures feature string instruments as part of their musical life and heritage.

false

Listen to this excerpt from Benjamin Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.
8:51-9:05
Which string instrument is featured in the excerpt?

harp

Which instruments play the melody in this section of Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf?
0:00-0:17

violins

__________ is an instrumental technique that, in the case of string players, consists of a quick back and forth movement or rocking of the finger that is in contact with the string, with the intent of producing a fluctuation in pitch.

vibrato