The Murder - Psycho

Question 1

Name what’s odd about the film

Answer 1

Marion dies, and there is still 1 hr left of the film.

Question 2

During this piece, there is no

Answer 2

Dialogue

Question 3

In this piece, the strings play without

Answer 3

Mute (1st time in the whole film)

Question 5

Tonality

Answer 5

Atonal

Question 6

Sounds

Answer 6

Aggressive

Question 7

Performance technique used by the strings in the opening

Answer 7

Down bows

Question 8

What do down bows create

Answer 8

An aggressive sound because they are adding extra weight

Question 9

What are the dynamics

Answer 9

Sffz

Question 10

What register are the violins playing at
Give AO4

Answer 10

Extremely high pitch
Unnatural to play this high -> mimics the screeching

Question 11

The music is built up (texture)…

Answer 11

In cells
Terraced action

Question 12

The strings come in cell formation to create a…in b. 7

Answer 12

Chord cluster

Question 13

Name a performance technique the violins do to convey a screaming sound

Answer 13

Play glissandos

Question 14

Bars 9-10, is related to…

Answer 14

The psycho motif because of the Eb and E

Question 15

In terms of recording this piece, how is a loud-screechy sound produced…

Answer 15

By putting the microphone really close up to the strings

Question 16

In relation to the movie, what is happening in regards to the stabbing

Answer 16

The stabbing is out of time with the high pitched notes because the screams of the woman are coming AFTER he has hurt her, not during.

Question 17

Wider listening pieces…

Answer 17

Jurassic Park
Men in Black

Question 18

How can b. 17 be identified

Answer 18

By the pizz.

Question 19

In bar 17, during the pizz, what is happening in relation to the harmony

Answer 19

There is a tritone

Question 20

In bar 17, when the pizz comes in, what is happening in regards to the rhythm.
AO4

Answer 20

Metric displacement - she is gasping for air.

Question 21

What effect does the combination of arco and pizz convey

Answer 21

Acciaccatura effect -> conveying the woman’s weakness

Question 22

When the cello and double basses begin to play long held notes, what are they playing in terms of notes

Answer 22

An augmentation of the sighing motif

Question 23

The woman is…

Answer 23

Choking

Question 24

In bar 32, what harmony is there

Answer 24

Tritones

Question 25

At the end, we get the sensation that she has died because…

Answer 25

There are no strings playing anymore, and we have lost a sense of pulse.