Instrumental Terms For Fim 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 once

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 chords

Question 6

Tongued

Answer 6

A technique to make the notes sound separated

Question 7

Slurred

Answer 7

Notes are played smoothly

Question 8

Muted

Answer 8

Using a mute to change/dampen the sound

Question 9

Drum roll

Answer 9

Notes/beats in rapid succession

Question 10

Glissando

Answer 10

A rapid glide over the notes

Question 11

Trill

Answer 11

Alternating rapidly between two notes

Question 12

Vibrato

Answer 12

Making the notes ‘wobble’ up and down for expression

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 follows the notes of a triad

Question 18

Fanfare

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Pedal note

Answer 19

A long, sustained note

Question 20

Ostinato is the same as what

Answer 20

A riff

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/accidentals that is not in the home key

Question 24

Minimalism

Answer 24

A style of music using a repetition of short phrases that change gradually over time

Question 25

Interval

Answer 25

The distance between two notes

Question 26

Canon

Answer 26

The melody is repeated exactly in different parts but starting at different times with parts overlapping

Question 27

Round

Answer 27

A short (vocal) canon

Question 28

Recitative

Answer 28

A vocal style that imitates the rhythm and accents of speech

Question 29

Overture

Answer 29

An orchestral introduction to the show, which usually uses tunes from the show

Question 30

What is chamber music

Answer 30

Music for a small ensemble

Question 31

What was chamber music like in the baroque era

Answer 31

Trio sonata: One or two soloists and a basso continuo

Question 32

What was chamber music like in the classical era

Answer 32

String quartets were popular 4 movements 1st usually in sonata form

Question 33

What was chamber music like in the romantic era

Answer 33

More varied - wider range of instruments Performances happened in larger concert halls as well as in small 'chambers'