Star Wars Flashcards

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1
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When was it written?

A

1977

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Who wrote it?

A

John Williams
New York USA
born in 1932

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3
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What is a fanfare?

A

Short brass feature usually including leaps and dotted rhythms

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4
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What are common feature of film compositions?

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  • Varying orchestration
  • no set structure
  • leitmotif
  • wide range of dynamics
  • non diatonic
  • frequent changes of metre
  • quartal harmony
  • frequent tempo changes
  • doubling parts
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5
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What is the structure of the piece?

A

Intro
A
B
A
A
Link
Codetta

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What are the dynamics of the piece?

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Opening fanfare is fortissimo
Main theme is ff
Contrasting B is mezzo forte
Piccolo Melody link is played at p
Codetta is ff

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7
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What is the melody like?

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Leitmotif sounds heroic with leaping intervals, triplets and ff dynamics

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8
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What is the texture?

A

Melody dominate homophony
Opening fanfare includes imitation

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9
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What is the metre and rhythm?

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4/4
Tempo is 100
Syncopated block chords accompanied triplet pedal ostinatos

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10
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What is the tonality and harmony?

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B flat major
Contarán motion in B section of a B flat minor scale
Quartal harmony to create distinctive unresolved sound to add drama
Chromatic notes
Cluster chords
A tonal at bar 30 but goes to A flat with a C pedal (c major?)

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11
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What are the bi tonal sections?

A

Bar 53 D flat major and c major
Bar 57 E major and C

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