Star Wars Flashcards
What is the tonality?
Bb major
What is the time signature of the opening fanfare?
4/4
What is the opening fanfare marked and what does it mean?
Maestoso-majestically
What’s the fanfare played by?
Brass and percussion
What are the dynamics for the fanfare?
Sforzando
What is the accent for the fanfare?
Marcato
What is the rhythm for the fanfare?
Triplets
What intervals does the fanfare move in?
Perfect 4th and 5th intervals
What creates a polyphonic texture?
Trombones and trumpets playing in canon
What is the harmony for the fanfare?
Broken chords play a quartal harmony
How does the fanfare end?
In unison
What is the time signature of the march section?
2/2
Where is the accent in the march section?
On the first beat of the bar
What form is the march section in?
Ternary form
Which instrument plays the main theme in the brass march?
Trumpets
Which instruments play driving triplets?
Lower brass, strings and percussion
Which instruments play soaring high notes and rapid semiquavers?
Woodwind and violins
What instruments play the melody in the gentle string section and how do they play it?
Strings play the melody in unison
What accompanies the strings?
Woodwind triplets
What’s the melody like in the middle section?
Conjunct
What do the strings use?
Tremolo and tonic pedal
What are the dynamics like in the middle section?
Softer (mezzoforte)
What does the bass do in the middle section?
Plays the dominant pedal (F)
What is the texture?
Homophonic
What does it use (g)?
Glissandos
What does the bass part do towards the end?
Plays an ostinato
What does the end section do?
Slows down and diminuendoes
What is the moment of pieced replaced by?
A dramatic build up, booming percussion and a dramatic crescendo
What are the chords and rhythms like in the end section?
Low minor chords and driving triplet rhythm
What instruments pound out a rhythm and what is the rhythm?
Timpani and basses pound out a military rhythm
What happens to the chords in the end section?
They become more chromatic
What does the time signature change to in the end section?
3/4
What comes in at the end?
A short codetta where you can head a leitmotif that represents the Empire
What does the piece finish with?
Low, long, ominous sounding notes
