Music Selections Flashcards

1
Q

Who is the composer of Metropolis?

A

Gottfried Huppertz

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2
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What are the instruments in the transition between the first and second cue in “Machines”, in Metropolis trying to sound like?

A

A steam whistle

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3
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What is the name of the protagonist, and his father in Metropolis

A

Freder, and Fredersen

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4
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What direction does the cue go in the second part of “machines”

A

Downwards

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5
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The Song “Doubleback (Extended Version)”, found in Back to the Future 3, is in verse-chorus form, which follows what pattern?

A

a-B-a-B, ect.

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6
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The piece “Doubleback (Extended Version)

A

Because.

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7
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Which movie did “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” lose the Oscar to

A

Star Wars a New Hope

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8
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Who is Klatuu, from The Day the Earth Stood Still, compared too?

A

Jesus

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9
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Who is the composer for “The Day The Earth Stood Still”?

A

Bernard Herrmann

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10
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What movie soundtrack did Danny Elfman listen to while composing the score for “Mars Attacks”

A

The Day the Earth Stood Still

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11
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What is the soundtrack of the “The Day The Earth Stood Still” famous for?

A

Using only electric instruments

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12
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How many groups of instruments are in “Prelude”?

A

4

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13
Q

How is contrary motion seen in “Outerspace”?

A

If one instrument’s pattern descends, its partner’s pattern ascends.

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14
Q

Who composed the soundtrack for “Close Encounters of the Third Kind?”

A

John Williams

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15
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What is “Mars Attacks” an example of?

A

A spoof. It makes fun of the science fiction genre and makes reference to many other sci fi movies

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16
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What is the “Communication” motif from “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” in solfège?

A

Ra-Mi-Do-Do-Sol. Second “Do” is an octave lower than the first

17
Q

What is the order of notes in a scale in solfège?

A

Do-Ra-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Ti-Do

18
Q

Who is the composer of “Sending A Signal”?

A

John Williams

18
Q

Who took the academy award for best original score from John Williams in 1978

A

John Williams :)

19
Q

Who composed the score for Mars Attacks?

A

Danny Elfman

20
Q

What killed the aliens in Mars Attacks?

A

Slim Whitman’s “Indian Love Call”

21
Q

What meter does “Dream Collapsing,” from Inception, follow?

A

Compound duple (6/4)

22
Q

Which piece is an example of ragtime?

A

“Cantina Band” from Star Wars

23
Q

Which rock band wrote the original Doubleback?

A

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