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Star Wars Flashcards

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1
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What is a leitmotif?

A

A recurring musical phrase associated with a certain character

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2
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What ensemble is Star Wars work written for?

A

Symphony orchestra

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3
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What word is suitable to describe the introduction of Star Wars?

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Fanfare

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What are the key features of a fanfare?

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Brass instruments play the melody, percussion instruments accompanied, dotted rhythms, triplets, arpeggios, quartal harmony, short and loud

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5
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What is quartal harmony?

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Chords built on perfect 4ths

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What harmonic device is heard in the opening bars of Star Wars?

A

Inverted tonic pedal played by the violins

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7
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Which playing technique do the violins use in the opening bars of Star Wars?

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Tremolo / tremolando

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8
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What does syncopation mean?

A

Off beat rhythm

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9
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Which instruments play the main theme of Star Wars the first time it is heard?

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Trumpets

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10
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Which families of instruments are most prominent in the contrasting B section of Star Wars?

A

Strings and woodwind

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11
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How is the music varied when section A of Star Wars repeats?

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Melody is doubled by strings, woodwind scales added

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12
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Which melodic device is used in the link passage of Star Wars?

A

Sequence

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13
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How does the texture change in the starry night / rebel blockade section of Star Wars?

A

Thinner

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14
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What is the structure of the first half of Star Wars?

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Ternary

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15
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What is the texture at the very start of the piece, when introducing the fanfare?

A

Polyphonic

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16
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What is the key of Star Wars?

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Bb major

17
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What is the key of the second half of Star Wars?

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C major

18
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What is the main texture of Star Wars?

A

Homophonic

19
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Some parts of the second section of Star Wars are atonal - what does that mean?

A

No key

20
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What does dissonant mean?

A

Clashing

21
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What is a cluster chord?

A

A chord made of notes very close together/semitones

22
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What is a tritone?

A

An interval built by 3 whole tones = an augmented 4th

23
Q

Which three intervals are most important in the main Star Wars melody?

A

5ths & 7ths

24
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What is an anacrusis?

A

When the music starts on an upbeat

25
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Is the melody of Star Wars more conjunct or disjunct?

A

Conjunct, with the occasional leap

26
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What is the metre of Star Wars?

A

Simple Quadruple (4/4)

27
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What is the metre o the second half of the piece?

A

Simple Triple (3/4)

28
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What does homorhythmic mean?

A

Rhythmic unison, used in March section

29
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What harmonic device is often used through out the set work?

A

Pedal notes

30
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What is the structure of the whole star wars?

A

Fanfare - Skywalker’s leitmotif A section - B lyrical section - A section - link - ‘rebel blockade runner leitmotif - link - March - codetta

31
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in the ‘Rebel Blockade Runner’ theme, what instrument plays the melody?

A

piccolo, very high pitch , creates the starry dark night feeling.

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