Music Y08 Spr1

Question 1

1.1 pitch

Answer 1

Pitch is how high or low a note sounds. RISING MELODIES are often used for increasing tension, FALLING MELODIES for defeat.

Question 2

1.2 melody

Answer 2

Melody is the tune. Westerns often feature a BIG THEME.

Question 3

1.3 dynamics

Answer 3

Dynamics are how loud or quiet the music is. FORTE (LOUD) dynamics to represent power; PIANO (SOFT) dynamics to represent weakness/calm/resolve.
EXTREME DYNAMICS or SUDDEN DYNAMIC CHANGES to ‘shock the listener’.

Question 4

1.4 texture

Answer 4

Texture is how thick or thin the music is (how many instruments are playing). THIN textures used for bleak or lonely scenes; THICK textures used for active scenes or battles.

Question 5

1.5 rhythm and metre

Answer 5

Rhythm is a pattern of notes that wraps around the pulse.
Metre is the amount of notes in a bar. 2/4 or 4/4 for Marches (battles), 3/4 for Waltzes, 4/4 for “Big Themes” in Westerns. IRREGULAR TIME SIGNATURES used for tension. OSTINATO rhythms for repeated sounds e.g. horses.

Question 6

1.6 duration

Answer 6

Duration is how long or short you play a note. LONG notes often used in Westerns to describe vast open spaces and in Sci-Fi soundtracks to describe outer space; SHORT notes often used to describe busy, chaotic or hectic scenes.

Question 7

1.7 harmony

Answer 7

Harmony includes the mood of the music and chords used. Major – Happy
Minor – Sad
Seventh chords used in ‘Westerns’.

Question 8

1.8 articulation

Answer 8

Articulation is how the music sounds, Staccato or legato. LEGATO for flowing or happy scenes, STACCATO for ‘frozen’ or ‘icy’ wintery scenes. ACCENTS (>) for violence or shock.

Question 9

2.1 leit Motif

Answer 9

A short theme to represent an object or character.

Question 10

2.2 ostinato

Answer 10

A short pattern of notes which is repeated many times.

Question 11

2.4 repetition

Answer 11

Repeating of music and ideas to create effect.

Question 12

2.5 modulation

Answer 12

Changing of key for example C major to A minor.

Question 13

2.6 soundtrack

Answer 13

The music and sound recorded onto a motion picture.

Question 14

2.7 diegetic Film Music

Answer 14

Music within the film for both the characters and audience to hear e.g. a car radio, a band in a nightclub or sound effects.

Question 15

2.8 non diegetic Film Music

Answer 15

Music which is put “over the top” of the action of a film for the audience’s benefit and which the characters within a film can’t hear.

Question 16

2.9 Storyboard

Answer 16

Pictures displayed in sequence to help the composer plan their soundtrack.

Question 17

3.1 John Williams

Answer 17

Star Wars, Jaws, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones,

Question 18

3.2 Hans Zimmer

Answer 18

The Lion King, Gladiator, Dunkirk, Blade Runner 2049, No Time to Die.

Question 19

3.3 James Horner

Answer 19

Titanic, Apollo 13, Braveheart, Star Trek II, Aliens.

Question 20

3.4 Danny Elfman

Answer 20

Mission Impossible, Batman Returns, Men in Black, Spider Man.

Question 21

3.5 Jerry Goldsmith

Answer 21

Planet of the Apes, Star Trek: The Motion