Herrmann, Psycho, The Cellar

Question 1

What depicts the sister going downstairs?

Answer 1

Short tremolo motifs
(melody)

Question 2

What created tremolo extreme dissonance?

Answer 2

Starts on trill on D
Then adds 2 semitone leaps
(harmony)

Question 3

Describe the texture

Answer 3

Polyphonic

Question 4

Describe the scale used at the end of the Cellar

Answer 4

Descending chromatic
Sul ponticello
Wide use of dynamics

Question 5

How does The Cellar end?

Answer 5

9 note cluster chord
But spaced across instruments so doesn’t clash