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Lesson 17: Wind Ensembles - Wind Quintet No. 2 in D Minor

by Giuseppe Maria Cambini

Performer: Soni Ventorum Wind Quintet

Directions

Study the musical selection for one week.

Over the week:

• Listen to the music daily.
• Recite the composer and composition names.
• Read the synopsis.
• Review the vocabulary terms.
• Read about the instrument or topic category.
• Complete the enrichment activities.
• Study the review questions.

Synopsis

This lesson introduces the wind ensemble, a group of woodwind musicians who perform together. The musical composition for this lesson, 'Wind Quintet No. 2 in D Minor,' by Giuseppe Maria Cambini, features a quintet, or five musicians playing together. The picture included in the lesson shows a quintet of musicians.

Vocabulary

Ensemble: A group of musicians, actors, or dancers who perform together.
Quintet: A group of five people playing music or singing together.
Minor (of a key or mode): Based on a minor scale, tending to produce a sad or pensive effect.

Category

1. There exist terms that quantify the number of musicians playing together.
2. Study the following terms quantifying numbers of musicians:

Enrichment

Activity 1: Study the Lesson Picture

Study the lesson image of woodwind musicians and answer the following questions:

• How many musicians are in the picture?
• Is the group a duo, a trio, a quartet, a quintet, or a sextet? How do you know?
• Identify the five instruments in the picture.

Activity 2: Quantify Groups of Musicians

Use the special terms you learned to quantify the following groups of musicians (e.g. duo, trio, quartet, etc.):

Review

Question 1

What are the five major categories of instruments listed in the lesson?

1 / 5

Answer 1

The five major categories of instruments are strings, keyboards, percussion, brass, and woodwinds.

1 / 5

Question 2

Which instrument category does this lesson feature?

2 / 5

Answer 2

This lesson features the woodwind category.

2 / 5

Question 3

Which grouping of woodwind instruments does this lesson feature (e.g. duet, trio, quartet, etc.)?

3 / 5

Answer 3

This lesson features the quintet, or five musicians.

3 / 5

Question 4

How many musicians play together for a solo?

4 / 5

Answer 4

No musicians play together for a solo. Only one musician plays during a solo.

4 / 5

Question 5

How many musicians play together for a quintet?

5 / 5

Answer 5

Five musicians play together for a quintet.

5 / 5

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1. What are the five major categories of instruments listed in the lesson? The five major categories of instruments are strings, keyboards, percussion, brass, and woodwinds.
2. Which instrument category does this lesson feature? This lesson features the woodwind category.
3. Which grouping of woodwind instruments does this lesson feature (e.g. duet, trio, quartet, etc.)? This lesson features the quintet, or five musicians.
4. How many musicians play together for a solo? No musicians play together for a solo. Only one musician plays during a solo.
5. How many musicians play together for a quintet? Five musicians play together for a quintet.

References

'Woodwind instrument.' Wikipedia. Wikipedia.org. n.p.