The Murder - Psycho Flashcards
Name what’s odd about the film
Marion dies, and there is still 1 hr left of the film.
During this piece, there is no
Dialogue
In this piece, the strings play without
Mute (1st time in the whole film)
Tonality
Atonal
Sounds
Aggressive
Performance technique used by the strings in the opening
Down bows
What do down bows create
An aggressive sound because they are adding extra weight
What are the dynamics
Sffz
What register are the violins playing at
Give AO4
Extremely high pitch
Unnatural to play this high -> mimics the screeching
The music is built up (texture)…
In cells
Terraced action
The strings come in cell formation to create a…in b. 7
Chord cluster
Name a performance technique the violins do to convey a screaming sound
Play glissandos
Bars 9-10, is related to…
The psycho motif because of the Eb and E
In terms of recording this piece, how is a loud-screechy sound produced…
By putting the microphone really close up to the strings
In relation to the movie, what is happening in regards to the stabbing
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.
Wider listening pieces…
Jurassic Park
Men in Black
How can b. 17 be identified
By the pizz.
In bar 17, during the pizz, what is happening in relation to the harmony
There is a tritone
In bar 17, when the pizz comes in, what is happening in regards to the rhythm.
AO4
Metric displacement - she is gasping for air.
What effect does the combination of arco and pizz convey
Acciaccatura effect -> conveying the woman’s weakness
When the cello and double basses begin to play long held notes, what are they playing in terms of notes
An augmentation of the sighing motif
The woman is…
Choking
In bar 32, what harmony is there
Tritones
At the end, we get the sensation that she has died because…
There are no strings playing anymore, and we have lost a sense of pulse.
