Film music

Question 1

What is a leitmotif?

Answer 1

A musical idea which represents a character, emotion or place

Question 2

What is ‘mickey mousing’?

Answer 2

When music is synchronized with action on screen

Question 3

What is an ostinato?

Answer 3

A repeating pattern

Question 4

What is a crescendo?

Answer 4

gradual increase of volume

Question 5

What is a diminuendo?

Answer 5

gradual decrease of speed

Question 6

What is an accelerando?

Answer 6

gradual increase of speed

Question 7

What is rallentando?

Answer 7

gradual decrease of speed

Question 8

what is sforzando?

Answer 8

sudden loud accent

Question 9

What is legato?

Answer 9

smoothly played notes

Question 10

What is stoccato?

Answer 10

short detatched notes1

Question 11

What is tremolo?

Answer 11

quick repeated bowing of the string to create an eerie effect

Question 12

What is discord?

Answer 12

clashing notes

Question 13

What is concord?

Answer 13

pleasant sounding notes

Question 14

What is chromaticism?

Answer 14

going up or down a scale in semitones

Question 15

What is a trill?

Answer 15

two notes close together that are quickly alternated

Question 16

What is an acciaccatura?

Answer 16

quick grace note

Question 17

What is an appoggiatura?

Answer 17

grace note played on time with beat

Question 18

What is diagetic music?

Answer 18

music that has a source on-screen and is heard by the characters

Question 19

what is non-diagetic music?

Answer 19

music which is added in when editing and cannot be heard by the characters