Question

In an orchestra, the musical sounds of different instruments are distinguished from one another by which of the following characteristics ?

• A. Pitch
• B. Loudness
• C. Quality
• D. Overtones

Answer 1

The correct option is C Quality

In an orchestra the musical sounds of different instrument are distinguished by the Quality because quality is the only property which depends on the wave from of the resultant wave so if we take two sound wave where loudness and pitch are equal then also we hear different sound due to the Quality factor of sound the sound wave.

So, the answer will be (c).