Acknowledgments
We would like to thank the following individuals for their fine contributions to this Web site:
Research Links
Kristi Brown, Colburn School of Performing Arts
Instructor Resources
Mark Harbold, Elmhurst College
Listening and Content Quizzes
Jane Viemeister, Bridgewater State College
Listening Charts
Fletcher Moore, Salty Dog Designs
Andrew Dell’Antonio, University of Texas at Austin
Concert Report Guidelines
Mary Kay Adams, James Madison University
James Arnwine, Pasadena City College
Keith Clifton, Central Michigan University
Jaren Hinckley, Brigham Young University
Maiko Kawabata, SUNY Stony Brook
Thomas Kittinger, Harrisburg Area Community College
Instruments of the Orchestra
Nathan Berken: glockenspiel, xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, tubular bells, triangle, cymbals, tam-tam, snare drum, bass drum, timpani
Rebecca Boogers: harp
Linda Campos: French horn
Julian Cole: recorder
Marc Fabulich: tuba
Andrew Heinrich: bassoon
Melanie Howell: flute, piccolo
Stuart Holdsworth: Flash interface design and programming
Ian Kennedy at Sugarfit Sound:sound recording and engineering
Linda Kim: cello
Maria Konizeski: trumpet
Wes Matthews: piano, celesta, harpsichord
Yaeko Miranda: violin
Dylan Chmura-Moore: trombone
Michael Murray: pipe organ
Tchavdar Natchev: bass
Eugene Ovsyannikov: clarinet
Emmanuela Reiter: viola
Karin Walsh: oboe, English horn
Photographs
Bass drum © Richard Cummins/CORBIS
Bassoon © Carol Simowitz
Bass viol © Roger Ressmeyer/CORBIS
Celesta Image courtesy of the Schiedmayer Company, Stuttgart, Germany. The Schiedmayer family has been manufacturing famous keyboard instruments for more than 250 years. The Schiedmayer Company, established in 1809 in Stuttgart by Johann Lorenz Schiedmayer, began producing celestas in 1890.
Cello © SHAMIM FERDAUS/CORBIS SYGMA
Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, and Violin Photography by Pelle Cass
Cymbals © Bettmann/CORBIS
English horn Photo/information provided by Fox Products Corporation, South Whitely, Indiana, USA
French horn © Jonathan Blair/CORBIS
Glockenspiel © Royalty-Free/CORBIS
Harp © Bob Winsett/CORBIS
Harpsichord Boltin Picture Library
Marimba © Charles and Josette Lenars/CORBIS
Orchestra © Kevin Fleming/CORBIS
Organ © Marc Garanger, "Concert d’orgue a St Rémy de Provence"
Piano © Lawrence Manning/CORBIS
Piccolo © Henry Diltz/CORBIS
Recorder © Neal Preston/CORBIS
Snare drum Image courtesy of Karen and Daniel Henry
Tam-Tam © Charles & Josette Lenars/CORBIS
Timpani Lebrecht Music Collection
Triangle © Pablo Corral/CORBIS
Trombone © Mike Laye/CORBIS
Trumpet © Jose Luis Palaez, Inc./CORBIS
Tuba © Creatas/PictureQuest, 2002
Tubular bells Image courtesy of Bell Percussion Ltd., London, UK
Vibraphone © Derick A. Thomas; Dat’s Jazz/CORBIS
Viola © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS
Xylophone © Bohemian Nomad Picturemakers/CORBIS