The University of Maryland at College Park School of Music Trombone Studio Class 2013 Matthew Guilford, Instructor

76 Trombone-Related Trivia Questions (multiple choice: circle A, B or C)

  1. A shofar, one of the most ancient wind instruments is derived from: A) a conch shell B) a ram’s horn C) a calf’s bone
  2. Brass is an alloy of: A) bronze & tin B)copper & zinc C) gold & copper
  3. The trombone is: A) a conical instrument B) an ovate instrument C) a cylindrical instrument
  4. A modern tenor trombone is pitched in: A) Bb B) C C) F
  5. A modern tenor trombone measures how many feet in length: A) 10 feet B) 20 feet C) 15 feet
  6. The German word for trombone is: A) basun B) buccina C) posaune
  7. An alto trombone is pitched in: A) Bb B) Eb C) F
  1. The rotary valve was invented around: A) 1820-1840 B) 1900-1920 C) 1880-1890
  2. The inner slide of a trombone is composed of: A) brass B) silver C) nickel
  3. The in-line double-valve bass trombone first appeared in production: A) 1920’s B) 1970’s C) 1890’s
  4. Bass clef is also known as the: A) C clef B) F clef C) Bb clef
  5. The axial-flow valve is also known as the: A) Greenhoe valve B) Thayer valve C) Hagmann valve
  6. The part of the trombone above the slide receiver and below the main tuning slide is referred to as the: A) goose neck B) lead pipe C) shoulder rest
  1. On a Vincent Bach Model 42G, the “G” refers to: A) Giardinelli B) gold brass C) general
  2. On a modern tenor or bass trombone, a completely extended F attachment tuning slide should enable which note to be played in 7th position: A) D B) B C) Eb
  3. A modern symphonic tenor trombone bell is: A) 8” in diameter B) 9.5” in diameter C) 6” in diameter
  4. Annealing is treatment which: A) heats the trombone B) freezes the trombone C) lacquers the trombone
  5. Yellow brass has more: A) zinc in the alloy B) gold in the alloy C) lead in the alloy
  6. A cimbasso is: A) an early tuba B) a valved brass instrument used in operas of Verdi & Puccini C) a cinnamon gelato
  7. In bass clef, top line A sounds at: A) 440 cycles per second B) 220 cycles per second C) 110 cycles per second
  8. The 2B SilverSonic was a trombone manufactured by: A) Conn B) Holton C) King
  1. In Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra, the glissandi in Mvmt. IV for bass trombone and 2nd trombone represent: A) death B) a Bronx cheer or raspberry C) two bears
  2. Toby Oft is principal trombonist of the: A) Buffalo Philharmonic B) Boston Symphony C) Portland Symphony
  3. Jazz trombonist Steve Turre is also known for his playing on: A) harmonica B) Alp horn C) conch shells
  4. Ferdinand David was a contemporary of: A) Igor Stravinsky B) Felix Mendelssohn C) J.S. Bach
  5. The first major symphony scored with 3 trombones: A) Beethoven-Symphony #5 B) Schumann-Symphony #1 C)Haydn-Symphony #104
  6. The Atlanta Symphony (2013) trombone section plays instruments made by: A) Edwards B) S.E. Shires C) Rath
  7. This composer’s trombone concerto received the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Music: A) John Corigliano B) John Adams C) Christopher Rouse
  1. Bill Watrous is: A) Trombonist of the Empire Brass B) A jazz trombonist and soloist C) A trombone mouthpiece maker
  2. Jazz trombonists frequently paired on recordings of the 1960’s: A) J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding B) Steve Turre & Slide Hampton C) Glenn Miller & Jack Teagarten
  3. Sordino” means: A) “play with sourness” B) mute in Italian C) slide in Italian
  4. Man known as Mr. Bass Trombone: A) Charles Vernon B) Raymond Premru C) George Roberts
  5. Trombonist Johannes Rochut transcribed the vocalises of: A) Guiseppe Verdi B) Marco Bordogni C) Vladislav Blazhevitch
  6. Trombonist in the rock group, “Chicago”: A) Jim Pugh B)Mike Davis C) James Pankow
  7. The recording “Manhattan Wildlife Refuge” features: A) Joseph Alessi B) Bill Watrous C) David Taylor
  1. “Tailgate trombone” refers to: A) playing with the slide pointed downward B) a New Orleans Dixieland style of playing with glissandos and smears C) playing in positions 5 thru 7 exclusively
  2. Symphonic work featuring a 2nd trombone solo: A) The Pines of Rome-Respighi B) La Gazza Ladra Overture-Rossini C) Russian Easter Overture-Rimsky-Korsakov
  3. The trombonist with the Canadian Brass (2013): A) Scott Hartman B) Eugene Watts C) Achilles Liarmakopoulos
  4. Vincent Bach Mt. Vernon trombones were produced in: A) New York B) Virginia C) Indiana
  5. The term for playing and vocalizing simultaneously: A) cantabile B) multiphonics C) double-buzzing
  6. Arthur Pryor was trombone soloist with the : A) John Phillip Sousa Band B) Goldman Band C) Paul Whiteman Band
  7. “Lassus Trombone” was composed by: A) John Phillip Sousa B) Henry Fillmore C) Julius Fucik
  1. This trombonist plays left handed: A) Kid Ory B) Jimmy Knepper C) Slide Hampton
  2. Virtuoso Canadian trombonist turned conductor: A) Michel Bequet B) Armin Rosin C) Alain Trudel
  3. Founder of the International Trombone Association: A) Thomas Everett B) Christian Lindberg C) Ralph Sauer
  4. Immediate precursor to the modern trombone: A) ophicleide B) buccina C) sackbut
  5. Composer who first championed use of the contrabass trombone: A) Gustav Mahler B) Richard Wagner C) Edgard Varese
  6. NY Philharmonic trombone section of the 1940’s & 1950’s: A) Pulis, Van Haney & Ostrander B) Alessi, Finlayson & Harwood C) Friedman, Crisafulli & Kleinhammer
  7. Emory Remington was trombone professor at: A) Oberlin B) Juilliard C) Eastman
  8. # of trombones in Beethoven’s Symphony #6: A) one B) two C) three
  1. Instrument that IS scored in Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring”: A) bass trumpet B) contrabass trombone C) euphonium
  2. The diaphragm is: A) abdominal muscles B) muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdomen C) membrane surrounding the lungs
  3. “I’m Getting Sentimental Over You” was a trombone solo made famous by: A) Frank Rosolino B) Bobby Burgess C) Tommy Dorsey
  4. The 1st significant trombonist of the Be-Bop era was: A) Harold Betters B) J.J. Johnson C) Jiggs Whigham
  5. Actor who portrayed Glenn Miller in the movie, “The Glenn Miller Story”: A) Jimmy Stewart B) Marlon Brando C) Walter Brennan
  6. “Seventy-six Trombones” is a song from what Broadway musical score: A) Guys and Dolls B) 42nd Street C) The Music Man
  7. Language in which the word for paperclip is synonymous with trombone: A) French B) Dutch C) Russian
  1. Trombonists in the American Brass Quintet (2013): A) Tom Hutchinson & Jack Schatz B) Per Brevig & David Taylor C) Michael Powell & John Rojak
  2. Embouchure is the French word pertaining to the: A) nose B) mouth C) chin
  3. A normal range for human lung vital capacity is: A) 3 to 5 liters B) 1 to 2 liters C) 8 to 9 liters
  4. Arnold Jacobs was: A) a British composer B) a trombone player C) a tuba player and pedagogue
  5. Philip Farkas was: A) a trombone player B) a horn player C) a trumpet player
  6. Adolph Herseth was: A) Principal trombonist of the Berlin Philharmonic B) Principal Horn of the Cleveland Orchestra C) Principal trumpet of the Chicago Symphony
  7. In performing the Sequenza V by Luciano Berio, the trombone soloist is summoned to play the role of: A) Canio, the clown from “I Pagliacci” B) Grock, a famous European clown C) Iago, the villain from “Othello”
  1. “Morceau de Concours” is the French term for: A) concerto B) sonata C) competition piece
  2. The term vibrato refers to: A) an oscillation of pitch for expression B) vibration of sound caused by extreme volume C) the written text of an opera
  3. The alto and tenor clefs are both: A) C clefs B) Bb clefs C) G clefs
  4. The ability to sustain tone(s) while inhaling through the nose is called: A) long tones B) Alexander Technique C) circular breathing
  5. The bore size of a brass instrument refers to: A) the inner diameter of the mouthpiece receiver B) the size of the mouthpiece rim C) the length of the instrument
  6. Musical term found at the beginning of Wagner’s “Ride of The Valkyries”: A) Langsam B) Pesante C) Lebhaft
  7. Jazz trombonist who’s specialty was plunger playing: A) Al Grey B) Joel Grey C) Carter Brey
  1. This bass trombonist has played in the orchestras of Baltimore, San Francisco, Philadelphia and Chicago: A) John Engelkes B) Charles Vernon C) Blair Bollinger
  2. This composer of the movies soundtrack to “The Godfather” also wrote a trombone concerto: A) Miklos Rosza B) Nino Rota C ) Bernard Hermann
  3. Three trombones accompany Sarastro in a famous bass aria from this Mozart opera: A) Fidelio B) Don Giovanni C) The Magic Flute
  4. This trombonist has played in the orchestras of Montreal, Philadelphia and New York: A) James Markey B) Nitzan Haroz C) Joseph Alessi
  5. Symphony with no parts for trombone: A) Mahler-Symph. #4 B) Mendelssohn-Symph. #5 C) Schumann-Symp. #1