Star Wars Flashcards
1
Q
Date
A
1977
2
Q
Genre
A
Film music
3
Q
Instruments
A
Full symphony, orchestra of about 90 players including harp.
4
Q
Structure
A
Fanfare; A B A; short fanfare; piccolo solo; full orchestra.
Codetta.
5
Q
Tonality
A
B flat major, increasingly atonal, some bitonality, pedal on C
6
Q
Melody
A
Leitmotifs.
Intervals of 4ths and 7ths.
Based on tonic and dominant.
7
Q
Tempo
A
Brisk
crochet = 100
8
Q
Metre
A
4 3
4 4
9
Q
Rhythm
A
Triplet quaver.
Syncopation
10
Q
Texture
A
mainly homophonic some imitation.
Homorhythm.
Ostineto.
11
Q
Harmony
A
Quartal.
Cluster chords.
Neapolitan harmony in Codetta.
12
Q
Dynamics/Effect
A
ff, ascents, crescendo
piccolo section quiet, return to ff, fade > to pp at end.
