Key Words- Film Music

Question 1

Musical elements

Answer 1

Melody, Pitch, Dynamics, Tonality, Metre, Tempo, Texture, Timbre, Rhythm, Harmony, Structure

Question 2

Interval

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The distance between two notes

Question 3

Rising interval

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An interval that moves upwards (ascending)

Question 4

Falling interval

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An interval that moves downwards (descending)

Question 5

Pizzicato

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Strings: Plucking the strings

Question 6

Divisi

Answer 6

Two parts sharing the same musical line

Question 7

Double stopping

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Strings: Playing two strings at the same time

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Arco

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Strings: Using a bow to play a string instrument

Question 9

Tremolo

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Strings: A ‘trembling’ effect on a note or between two chords obtained by rapidly moving the bow

Question 10

Tongued

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Woodwind/Brass: Notes sound separated

Question 11

Slurred

Answer 11

Notes played smoothly

Question 12

Muted

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Brass/Strings: Using a mute to change or dampen the sound

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Drum roll

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Notes/beats played in rapid succession

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Glissando

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Rapid glide over notes

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Trill

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Alternating rapidly between two notes

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Vibrato

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Notes ‘wobble’ for expression

Question 17

Theme

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The main tune/melody

Question 18

Motif

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A short melodic or rhythmic idea

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Leitmotif

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A recurring musical idea linked to a character/object/place

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Underscoring

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Music playing beneath dialogue

Question 21

Scalic

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Melody follow notes of a scale

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Triadic

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Melody moves around notes of a triad

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Fanfare

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Short melody played by brass instruments to announce something important

Question 24

Pedal note

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A long, sustained note, usually in the bass

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Ostinato/riff

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A short, repeated pattern

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Conjunct

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The melody moves by step

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Disjunct

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The melody moves with leaps or intervals

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Consonant harmony

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Sounds 'good' together

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Dissonant harmony

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Sounds 'clashy'

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Chromatic harmony

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Using lots of accidentals not present in home key

Question 31

Minimalism

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Music using repetition of short phrases that change gradually over time