Williams: Main Title/Rebel Blockade runner from Star Wars

Question 1

What key is the piece in?

Answer 1

B flat major

Question 2

What is the piece based on?

Answer 2

A four bar fanfare

Question 3

What is the form of the piece?

Answer 3

Ternary form (ABA)

Question 4

What are the parts of the piece and what order do they go in?

Answer 4

Intro→ABA→Link→Codetta

Question 5

Describe the melody.

Answer 5

Repetition of the main theme, stepwise triplet quavers, leaps, some dotted rhythms

Question 6

Describe the harmony.

Answer 6

Inverted pedal note, quartel harmony, drone, arpeggios, tertial harmony, neopolitan chords based on the flatened supertonic

Question 7

What is the metre of the piece?

Answer 7

4/4

Question 8

Describe the rhythm.

Answer 8

Triplet rhythms, some dotted rhythms, ostinatos

Question 9

What is the tempo?

Answer 9

100

Question 10

Describe the dynamics of the piece.

Answer 10

Main theme- ff, B section- mf, piccolo link is p, leitmotif returns to ff

Question 11

When was the song released?

Answer 11

1977

Question 12

What is the music used for?

Answer 12

Underscoring