AO3 - Music For Stage & Screen

Question 1

What range of dynamics are used in Stephen Schwartz’s Defying Gravity?

Answer 1

Piano - Forte

Question 2

Is what year was Wicked written first performed in theatres?

Answer 2

2003

Question 3

What famous song from the ‘Wizard of Oz’ is referenced in Stephen Schwartz’s Defying Gravity?

Answer 3

Somewhere over the rainbow

Question 4

In what year was The Wizard of Oz first released as a film?

Answer 4

1939

Question 5

What texture is the opening of Stephen Schwartz’s Defying Gravity?

Answer 5

Monophonic - voice only

Question 6

What tempo are the choruses in Stephen Schwartz’s Defying Gravity marked as?

Answer 6

Allegro

Question 7

What tempo are the verses in Stephen Schwartz’s Defying Gravity marked as?

Answer 7

Andante

Question 8

What technique is used on the words ‘Can’t I make you…’ in bar 60 of Stephen Schwartz’s Defying Gravity?

Answer 8

Syncopated triplets

Question 9

What tempo is the bridge in Stephen Schwartz’s Defying Gravity marked as?

Answer 9

Moderato

Question 10

How many DIFFERENT keys are used in Stephen Schwatz’s Defying Gravity?

Answer 10

Seven - G major, B major, F major, D major, Eb major, Ab major & Bb major

Question 11

What sets of tuplets are found throughout John Williams’ Main Title/Rebel Blockade Runner?

Answer 11

Triplets

Sextuplets

Question 12

What range of dynamics are used throughout John Williams’ Main Title/Rebel Blockade Runner?

Answer 12

Pianissimo - Fortissimo

Question 13

How many DIFFERENT keys are used throughout John Willaims’ Main Title/Rebel Blockade Runner?

Answer 13

Two - Bb major & Eb major

Question 14

In what year was ‘Star Wars: Episode IV The Last Hope’, the film that first included John Williams’ Main Title/Rebel Blockade Runner released?

Answer 14

1977

Question 15

When and where was John John Williams born?

Answer 15

New York, USA - in 1932

Question 16

Name some films or film franchises that John Willaims has composed music for in his career

Answer 16

E.T.
Harry Potter
Home Alone
War Horse 
Jaws
Star Wars 
Superman
Indiana Jones 
Jurassic Park

Question 17

What is different about music written for stage & screen, compared to other genres of music?

Answer 17

Some pieces of music written for stage and screen have no set structure because they follow the action happening in the play/film at the time

Question 18

What texture is the majority of John Williams’ Main Title/Rebel Blockade Runner written in?

Answer 18

Melody-dominated homophony