Revision quiz 3

Question 1

Which of the following genres. Would be most likely to feature chromatic harmonies?

Answer 1

Romance

Question 2

Which of the following would NOT be used to show isolation/loneliness in film music

Answer 2

Polyphonic texture

Question 3

Which brass instrument often features with the woodwind section and can sound “far away”?

Answer 3

Horn

Question 4

Which of the following could be used be used to show unease/fear in film music?

Answer 4

Dissonant harmonies

Question 5

What is the key. Word for a theme that represents a person, place or object?

Answer 5

Leitmotif

Question 6

Which is the most commonly used percussion instrument (it is the one you should guess if you can’t particularly hear a percussion instrument)

Answer 6

Timpani

Question 7

Which string performance technique would be used for a romance film?

Answer 7

Arco

Question 8

Which rhythms often feature in fanfares (eg the start of Star Wars)

Answer 8

Triplets

Question 9

Give one word to scribe the harmonies typically used in a theme tune to a period drama

Answer 9

Diatonic

Question 10

Use one word to describe the use of harmonies in a battle scene

Answer 10

Dissonant