AOS 3 Film music Flashcards
(27 cards)
Define “Pizzicato”
Plucking the strings
Define “Divisi”
Two parts sharing the same musical line
Define “Double stopping”
Playing two strings at the same time
Define “Arco”
Using the bow to play a stringed instrument
Define “Tremolo”
A ‘trembling’ effect, moving rapidly on the same note or between two chords (e.g. using the bow rapidly back and forth)
Define “Tongued”
A technique used to make the notes sound separated (woodwind/brass)
Define “Slurred”
Notes are played smoothly
Define “Muted”
Using a mute to change/dampen the sound (brass/strings)
Define “Drum roll”
Notes/beats in rapid succession
Define “Glissando”
A rapid glide over the notes
Define “Trill”
Alternating rapidly between two notes
Define “Vibrato”
Making the notes ‘wobble’ up and down for expression
Define “Theme”
The main tune/melody
Define “Motif”
A short musical idea (melodic or rhythmic)
Define “Leitmotif”
A recurring musical idea linked to a character/object or place (e.g. Darth Vader’s motif in star wars
Define “Underscoring”
Music playing underneath the dialogue
Define “Scalic”
Melody follows the notes of a scale
Define “Triadic”
Melody moves around the notes of a triad
Define “Fanfare”
Short tune often played by brass instruments, to announce someone/something important; based on the pitches of a chord
Define “Pedal note”
A long, sustained note, usually in the bass/lower notes
Define “Ostinato/Riff”
A short, repeated pattern
Define “Conjunct”
The melody moves by step
Define “Disjunct”
The melody moves with leaps/intervals
Define “Consonant harmony”
Sounds ‘good’ together
