Film Music

Question 1

Pizzicato

Answer 1

Plucking the strings

Question 2

Divisi

Answer 2

Two parts sharing the same musical line

Question 3

Double stopping

Answer 3

Playing two strings at the same time

Question 4

Arco

Answer 4

Using a bow to play a stringed instrument

Question 5

Tremolo

Answer 5

A trembling effect, moving rapidly on the same note or between two chords

Question 6

Tongued

Answer 6

A technique to make the notes sound separated (woodwind/brass)

Question 7

Slurred

Answer 7

Notes played smoothly

Question 8

Muted

Answer 8

Using a mute to change/dampen the sound (brass/strings)

Question 9

Glissando

Answer 9

A rapid glide over the notes

Question 10

Trill

Answer 10

Alternating rapidly between two notes

Question 11

Vibrato

Answer 11

Making notes ‘wobble” up and down for expression

Question 12

Theme

Answer 12

The main tune/melody

Question 13

Motif

Answer 13

A short musical idea

Question 14

Leitmotif

Answer 14

A recurring musical idea linked to a character/object or place

Question 15

Underscoring

Answer 15

Music playing underneath the dialogue

Question 16

Scalic

Answer 16

Melody follows the notes of a scale

Question 17

Triadic

Answer 17

Melody moves around the notes of a triad

Question 18

Fanfare

Answer 18

Short tune often played by brass instruments, to announce someone /something important; based on the pitches of a chord

Question 19

Pedal note

Answer 19

A long sustained note, usually in the bass/lower notes

Question 20

Ostinato/riff

Answer 20

A short repeated pattern

Question 21

Consonant harmony

Answer 21

Sounds ‘good’ together

Question 22

Dissonant harmony

Answer 22

Sounds clashy

Question 23

Chromatic harmony

Answer 23

Uses lots of semitones and accidentals that aren’t in the home key

Question 24

Minimalism

Answer 24

A style of music using repetition of small phrases which gradually change over time