Elfman, Batman Returns, Batman Vs The Circus

Question 1

When is the 1, 2, 3, 4th section?

Answer 1

1-12
13-25
26-46
47-end

Question 2

What starts off the piece?
What motif is used?
How is it used?

Answer 2

Low B pedal
Batman
Passed around

Question 3

What kind of chord is used in the first section?
Bars 11-12 dynamics

Answer 3

Loud, full chord of C#
Long <

Question 4

What is the mood of the second section (13-25)
How is this achieved?
What element of pt. II is used again?

Answer 4

Comical feel
Frequent cross-rhythms
Lots time sig changes
Syncopation

Fragmentation

Question 5

Key at bar 13
Key & tempo increase at bar 18

Answer 5

Em & 120bpm
Cm unprepared transposition

Question 6

What ostinato starts in bar 13

Answer 6

Oom pah on trombones

Question 7

What happens during bars 22-25?

Answer 7

Lots time sig changes
4/4 2/4 3/4 4/4

Question 8

How does the second section end in bar 25

Answer 8

High gliss by violins

Question 9

What ostinato is played 26-46?
What joins the ostinato bar 30-34?

Answer 9

Piano in octaves
Bassoon

Question 10

How is the horn virtuosic bars 35-6?

Answer 10

Double stop to hand stop very fast

Question 11

What scale is used bar 43?
What motif plays at same time?

Answer 11

Whole tone
Circus motif by fairground stern organ

Question 12

What happens when Batman is in screen?

Answer 12

Fragments of Batman theme

Question 13

How is the oboe played bar 56-66?

Answer 13

Extreme vibrato

Question 14

How does the 3rd section end, bar 64?

Answer 14

Batman motif ends over Eflat chord

Question 15

Key of 4th section
Time signature
Time sig change

Answer 15

Em
3/4, sounds 4/4
5/4 73-77

Question 16

Mood of bars 67-77

Answer 16

Chaotic

Question 17

What happens to accommodate action on screen in bar 85?
What motif reoccurs?

Answer 17

Change to 5/4
Xylophone

Question 18

91-93:
Dynamics
Of is the ostinato variated

Answer 18

P<f
4 quaver variation

Question 19

What does the piece end on?
Dynamics at end

Answer 19

Low E
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