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Batman

1
Q

Texture

A

Ominous homophonic texture

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2
Q

Who’s the bad guy

A

The penguin

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3
Q

Which key are we in

A

F minor

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4
Q

Which theme is heard in b.1-2

A

Batman

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5
Q

AO4 for cymbal roll

A

Threatening

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6
Q

Instrumentation

A

Orchestra
Synths
Organ
Piano
Choir

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7
Q

From b.2-3, what cadence is heard

A

Plagal

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8
Q

The choir and violins play in…

A

Octaves

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9
Q

Atmosphere in the opening

A

Gothic

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10
Q

The instruments play a range of

A

4 octaves

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11
Q

First 2 bars are in.. (key)

A

Bb minor

(Dark)

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12
Q

Bar 3 we are in which key

A

F minor

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13
Q

In b. 7 (after the choir has sung “ah”, which key are we in

A

A minor

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14
Q

Harmony at the very beginning

A

Subdominant pedal

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15
Q

The …. Dynamics represent the…

A

Swelling

Snow falling

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16
Q

In bar 3, which percussion instruments are heard

A

Tam tam and tubular bells

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17
Q

In b.3, the extremely low tessitura is playing which theme

A

The penguin theme

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18
Q

What’s happening on the screen in b.3

A

We see the Cobblepot manor

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19
Q

The harp glissando in b.6 announces

A

An unexpected key change to A minor

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20
Q

A minor key in b. 7 produces a…atmosphere. Suggesting that the….

A

Demonic

Penguin is evil

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21
Q

In terms of tempo markings,every time a new idea ends there is a

A

Rit

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22
Q

In b.7, (a minor), the strings play a…

A

Derived melody of an augmented penguin theme

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23
Q

The organ plays pedals in minims to outline…
AO4

(B. 6)

A

A major 7th scale

Uncomfortable and uneasy interval

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24
Q

The organ pedal is mostly centred around (harmony)

A

The tonic and dominant

25
Q

There is an ominous…in b. 11 (when the Celeste comes in)

(Harmony)

26
Q

In b.11 we get the full theme of…in the key of…

A

Penguin
G minor

27
Q

The Celeste plays

A

Oscillating triadic figures

28
Q

In b. 13 we have another cymbal roll. In this bar we have…(harmony)

A

False relation

29
Q

In b. 13 we have a false relation and the time signature goes to…

AO4

A

3 8 to destabilise the crotchet pulse -> unnerves the audience

30
Q

After b.13 what happens in terms of instruments

A

We have a full orchestra

31
Q

When the full orchestra comes in we are now in the key of…because it is a…

A

C minor

Tertiary modulation

32
Q

In b. 14, when the whole orchestra comes in… this is evident because the accompaniment plays…on these notes(harmony)

A

Tonic
Tonic
Dominant
Dominant

Pizz

33
Q

In terms of what the orchestra plays in b. 14..

A

Penguin’s theme (augmented)

34
Q

Listen out for…(melody)

A

Scalia melodies

35
Q

The Celeste plays…
(b. 18-21)

AO4

A

Semiquaver to create a brighter sonority

36
Q

In b. 18, when the Celeste starts to play fast semiquavers, the melody is now played in…(instruments)…based around chords…

A

Bassoons and clarinets

I IV V of C minor

37
Q

What happens in the screen when the trumpets play tenuto crotchet, quaver

A

Penguin catches the cat

38
Q

Afte the penguin catches the cat in b. 21, what is occurring texture wise

A

Unison octaves (range of 4 octaves)

39
Q

The harp plays

A

C major glissando up and down

40
Q

When the choir comes in singing “la La”, which key are we in

41
Q

What is the choir singing when they go “la La La “

A

An alteration of the penguin theme

42
Q

When the choir sings “la La La” which percussion instrument enters, and what rhythm is it playing

A

Sleigh bells

Quavers (synchresis)

43
Q

When the choir goes l”la La La”, what are the violins doing in relation to their melody

AO4

A

Playing descending arpeggios to add energy and outline the chords of

Dm
C#dim
Gm

44
Q

The final bar in which the violins play a descending arpeggio, we are now in the key of

45
Q

Why do the dynamics go to p

A

To allow the dialogue on screen to be heard

46
Q

When the dynamics go to p in b. 32, which key are we in

47
Q

“La La La “ establishes…

A

The moood of the festivities

48
Q

What is the effect of going from “la La La” to “ooooooh”

A

More ethereal and spooky sounding

49
Q

When the choir sing “ooh”, the penguin theme is now heard in…(instruments)

A

Tuba and strings

50
Q

There is a rit when the choir goes “ooh” because…(what is happening on screen)

A

Bridge comes into view

51
Q

At the end of the “ooh” section, what is happening in terms of the chords playing in the trumpets

A

Added 7th and 9ths

(Texture becomes more dense)

52
Q

What is the texture in b. 39, and how can we identify this bar

A

Heterophonic

P<sfz

Side slipping from Fm to D

53
Q

The cymbal and clash adds…

A

Colour and represents the cruel actions of the parents

54
Q

The harp plays…which mimics…

A

Arpeggios

The stream and water flowing

55
Q

The ritardando of the harps descending arpeggios in b. 44 is…(atmosphere)

A

Chilling and gothic

56
Q

REMEMBER (HARMONY)

A

Uses a lot of slide slipping to unrelated keys

57
Q

Which technique is used in the final 2 bars (violins)

A

Tremolo (suspense)

58
Q

What tempo marking is seen on the final 2 chords the strings play

59
Q

Cell technique wider listening

A

Rite of spring

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