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Ancient musical instrument similar to the buccina

The cornu is an ancient musical instrument very similar to the buccina.

What were the Greek Muses known for

Each of the Greek muses had a specific talent in the arts.

Using two pieces of string stretched to the same tension Pythagoras discovered the ratio for creating the interval of a perfect octave was

2:1

The oldest playable musical instruments were discovered in and are thought to be between 7000 and 9000 years old

The oldest playable musical instrument were discovered in China.

Which instrument listed below was banned by Plato because of its association with the cults of Dionysus

Aulos

An idiophone is a solid instrument that vibrates when it is

An idiophone vibrates when it is scraped, hit, or struck.

The chordophone used in Ancient Greece to play in contests and festivals is the

kithara

The first experiments in acoustics were conducted by the philosopher and scientist

Pythagoras conducted the first experiments in acoustics.

The term music comes from the in Greek Mythology

muses

Which famous mythological figure was known for playing the lyre

Apollo

Plato felt that music could help to harmonize the soul

True

Refers to the four subjects that were studied in school and considered essential on the pathway to knowledge

Quadrivium refers to the four subjects that were studied in school.

The Greek instrument called the syrinx is also known as the

panpipes

In the Greek Doctrine of Ethos man should try to balance between Logos or rational behavior and what

pathos

The was used to sound the morning and evening watches and was used at military funerals.

Buccina

What best describes musical life during the Classical Era

concerts were unusually long by today's standards (apex)
Concerts were unusually long by today's standards.

A call and response style begins with a soloist introducing a melody and then others improvising their own melody

False

Is there a music instrument with a mouthpiece and no bell

a flute

Though the Romans adapted Greek instruments for their own use-b they did not adapt Greek with the same enthusiasm

Philosophies and Practices in music. (apex!)

What classification group is the cowbell in

The cowbell is a percussion instrument.

Which chordophone is most like our modern day guitar

choropohone

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