Musical Vocabulary (Area Of Study: Film Music)
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- 1.Write the word that describes a musical pattern that is repeated while the rest of the music changes around it?
- 2.A pedal note is....
- A.
A long note in the bass.
- B.
A note that you play on the piano when you hold down the sustain pedal.
- C.
A note that is sustained or repeated while the rest of the music changes around it.
- 3.Write the word that describes a main tune in a film which represents a particular character, object or idea in the story (like the Jaws theme represents the shark).
- 4.A ground bass is...
- A.
A short bass phrase which is repeated many times with varied upper parts.
- B.
A short bass phrase which is played very loudly.
- C.
A short bass phrase which is repeated in other parts.
- 5.If a composer wanted to draw attention to something going horribly wrong for a character in the film, which of the following devices would be appropriate?
- A.
A fanfare in a major key played on a trumpet.
- B.
Using a simple melody with a decrescendo.
- C.
Playing the character's leitmotif but in an altered form, using dissonant notes.
- 6.If you wanted to show that a fight scene was coming to a climax, which of the following musical devices would be most appropriate?
- A.
A decrease in tempo and dynamics.
- B.
An increase in tempo and dynamics.
- 7.How would using an unusual key signature and lots of dissonance make the listener feel?
- A.
Uneasy
- B.
Calm
- C.
Serious
- 8.How would a composer link music to a certain place or time?
- A.
Use traditional instruments and music from that place.
- B.
Use a fast tempo and a ground bass.
- C.
Use lots of different instruments and a polyphonic texture.
- 9.Which type of texture would be used to show that there were lots of people in the scene all taking part in the action?
- A.
Monophonic
- B.
Homophonic
- C.
Polyphonic
- 10.In horror films, composers sometimes use _________ before a very loud bit to make you jump.
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