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Music Terms: Elements of (film) music Flashcards

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a regularly recurring sound that divides the passing to time into equal units; the basic pulse of music. The dialogue/action often has a ____ of its own, often synchronized with the music
what is it an element of?

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Beat, element of rythm

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Perceived rate (beat or pulse) of sound or musical events 
allegro, presto: 
accelerando:
ritardando
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Tempo

  • allegro presto; lento, grave
  • accelerando; speeding up (gradually)
  • ritardando; slowing down (gradually)
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The organization of the beat into groups of two (duple _____) or three (triple _____)
Give examples

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Meter

  • duple: imperial march
  • triple: waltz
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The organization of time in music

  • gives shape or profile to the melody
  • provides vitality and definition to a melody
  • divides long spans of time into smaller, more easily comprehendible units
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rhythm

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What is the most fundamental element of music? and why

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Rhythm

  • links music to the images: it will reflect the rate of change or pace of the action/images.
  • linked to the action: the music will accentuate a fight sequence or other movements.
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Repeating rhythmic figures with a repeating melodic pattern that create a sense of time passing, urgency, or to provide a constant beat

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Ostinatos

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what influences our reaction to music and to a scene?

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dynamics- how loud or soft the music is

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very loud

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fortissimo-ff

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loud

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forte-f

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moderately loud

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Mezzo forte-mf

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moderately soft

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Mezzo piano- mp

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Soft

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piano-p

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very soft

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pianissimo-pp

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sound that usually have a low volume level can be mixed at a high level. what does it mean to be high level?
example?

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loud dynamics

whispering

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loud combination of sounds. can be mixed to a low volume level. what does it mean to have a low volume level?
example?

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soft dynamics

full orchestra

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Gradual increase in volume

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crescendo

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Gradual decrease in volume

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decrescendo/diminuendo

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what is a post recording way of playing with the dynamic levels?

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“Fading” up or down

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gives the illusion of a sound entering and exiting our range of hearing
particularly associated with pre-existing music (songs) rather than original scores

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Fading in or out.

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The unique character or quality a musical (or non-musical) tone; also called timbre

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Colour

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What are some timbre effects in film and give examples

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  • timbre of a particular instrument/sound element can be manipulated or accentuated, giving it less or more importance in a scene.
  • > elements like reverberation can play an important role in the storu music is telling us
  • Using one kind of timbre can have special meaning, either culturally derived or derived from the context of the film itself
  • > solo trumpet call - military charge
  • > star wars imperial march - played on the solo harp instead of brass as the timbre in a full orchestra
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What elements change the timbre and what effects does it have? Give an example

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range of an instrument or voice

  • make the sound more harsh or mellow, and influences emotional effect on people
  • Timbre of scream is diff from that of a yell or murmur.
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Musical measure of frequency; indvidual music notes
-organized into collection or sequences (6,8 or more per sequence). Each ___ having a particular role within the sequence

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pitch

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The high or low range of an instrument or voice

  • affects timbre
  • used to create specific effects in the score
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Tessitura

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how high or low an instrument can play

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range

26
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how high or low the instrument sounds within their own range

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tessitura

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A sequential arrangement of pitches

ascend and descend in an unvarying pattern

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scale

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term describing a general type of scale: major, minor, etc. and often affects the mood of music

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mode

29
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A seven note scale

usually associated with joy, confidence, tranquility

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major scale

30
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A seven note scale

usually associated with fear, anxiety, sorrow, despair, longing, etc.

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minor scale

31
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uses all twelve pitches equally divided within the octave

usually associated with extreme minor mode feelings/situations or with exotic images.

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chromatic scale

32
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Span between the first note and the eighth note of a scale

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octave

33
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the distance between any two pitches. an octave is a large ______

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Interval

34
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A series of notes (pitches) arranged in order to form a distinctive, recognizable musical unit; the “tune”

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Melody

35
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Composers use this to connote specific meaning- to represent objects or characters

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motives

36
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Short-memorable fragment of music that can acquire specific meaning, but is not whole on its own (not a complete melody).
Give example

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motive

The shark motive from Jaws.

37
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melodies are composed on smaller segments called? 
function the same way as a question and answer dialogue with each contributing to the overall discussion--> give examples
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phrases

-mozart, Beethoven, X-files theme

38
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chords that conclude phrase, either leaving it open-ended or closed.

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cadences

39
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Accompanying sounds of one or more pitches that provide the support and enrichment for melody

  • _______: a group of two or more pitches that sound at the same time
  • the basic chord in western music?
A

harmony
built on chords
triad

40
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complex of three or more notes that sound simultaneously

  • used to add drama or emphasis
  • described in terms of colour or timbre, harsh or sweet, hollow or full, consonant or dissonant
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chord

41
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pitches sounding agreeable and stable

  • joyful, lively and triumphant
  • creates a sense of calm
  • musical or sweet sounding
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consonance

- convey wide range of emotion

42
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pitches sounding momentarily disagreeable; unstable

  • sense of tension and anxiety
  • unmusical or harsh
  • exotic and mysterious
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Dissonance

- convey wide range of emotion

43
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Classified by range into 4 parts (according to range or tessitura)
-soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass

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Voice

44
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each individual voice has a distinct ____ due to our uniquely constructed _____ _____

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timbre, vocal chords

45
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many voices join together form a ______

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chorus

46
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5 instrument families:

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strings
woodwinds
brasses
percussion
keyboard (piano and organ)
47
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Violin, viola, cello, bass, harp

-core of the western symphony orchestra

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strings

48
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  1. a controlled wobble in pitch
  2. plucking the strings rather than bowing
  3. rapidly repeating the same pitch to create a musical tremor
  4. rapidly alternating between two neighbouring pitches
  5. rapid run up and down the strings
  6. playing the notes of a triad in quick succession
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  1. vibrato
  2. pizzicato
  3. Tremolo
  4. Trill
  5. Glissando
  6. Arpeggio
49
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Lovely, silvery tone
Single reed instrument, open, hollow sound
double reed; nasal, slightly exotic sound
Double reed; has similar role as the cello
Single reed; featured in jazz groups

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Flute (woodwind)
Clarinet (woodwind)
Oboe (woodwind)
bassoon (woodwind)
saxophone
50
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use a cup shaped mouthpiece

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brasses

51
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1.High, bright sound

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trumpet

52
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a plug places in the bell of the instrument to lessen the sound

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mute

53
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  1. Uses a slide to change pitch
  2. Mellow sound; comes from hunting horns
  3. Largest and lowest brass instrument
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  1. trombone
  2. french horn
  3. tuba
54
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Resonating objects that sound when hit or scraped

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Percussion

55
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percussion instrument most often heard in classical music

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Timpani

56
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Non pitched percussion instruments

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Snare drum, bass drum, cymbals

57
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combining instruments from different________ produces different ______ effects and tone _______ that can create _______ _______

A

families, timbral, colours, different moods

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