Chapter 21 Review Questions

The quality of a musical note can be changed by simply playing the note on a different instrument.

(a) True

(b) False

If the note middle C has a pitch of 262 vibrations per second, its second overtone on a vibrating string has a frequency of

(a) 131 vibrations per second

(b) 262 vibrations per second

(c) 524 vibrations per second

(d) 786 vibrations per second

(e) none of the above

The three characteristics of a musical tone are loudness, quality, and timbre.

(a) True

(b) False

The wavelength of the fundamental vibration on a l m long string is half as long as the wavelength of the fundamental vibration in a closed organ pipe of l m length.

(a) True

(b) False

The ear can "Fourier analyze" a sound wave, but the eye cannot "Fourier analyze" a light wave.

(a) True

(b) False

If the fundamental frequency of a violin string is 440 Hz, what is the frequency in Hz of the first overtone?

(a) 1320

(b) 880

(c) 440