Star Wars 0.0 / 5 ? Musicstar warsGCSEEdexcel Created by: tashaj2603Created on: 16-04-19 14:05 when was this written? 1977 1 of 36 what heroic feature is used? fanfare 2 of 36 Who's leitmotif is this? Luke Skywalker 3 of 36 what common rhythm features are used? triplets. dotted rhythms 4 of 36 what key is this in? Bb major 5 of 36 what texture is used in the opening bars? imitation 6 of 36 how does the main theme come across bold and heroic through the first 2 notes? a disjunct perfect 5th is used to create a stronger melodic line, sounding heroic and bold 7 of 36 what does Tutti mean? whole band plays together 8 of 36 what dynamic does the piece start with and how does this add to the heroic mood? fortissimo - sounds loud and heroic 9 of 36 after the introduction, what is the texture? homophonic - melody and accompaniment 10 of 36 what harmonic feature is commonly used to sound eerie? a lower auxiliary note 11 of 36 what harmonic feature is used in the repeat of A? inverted tonic pedal 12 of 36 string technique commonly used? tremelo 13 of 36 contrasting B section dynamic? mezzoforte 14 of 36 B section - harmonic feature? dominant pedal 15 of 36 what is happening in the middle of the B section? contrary motion in Bb minor 16 of 36 what is the dynamic at this point? fortissimo 17 of 36 what is the tonality from the link to the end? atonal 18 of 36 what are the chords doing in the link? quartal harmony 19 of 36 after this there are sextuplets doing what? a sequence 20 of 36 string technique in the transition? pizzicato 21 of 36 transition: what is happening in the melody? descending arpeggios 22 of 36 transition: what is happening in the rhythm? it is homorhythmic 23 of 36 star filled sky: instrument in the melody? piccolo 24 of 36 star filled sky: hints at what tonality? and what effect does this give? c major with added Bbs and Abs, gives a mysterious, rich effect 25 of 36 harmonic feature of star filled sky? dissonant chord 26 of 36 small spaceship harmonic feature? C pedal note 27 of 36 texture at large spaceship? homorhythmic 28 of 36 how do we know its a bad guy spaceship by the music? augmented 4th- the devil's interval 29 of 36 what does the metre change to at the large spaceship section? 3/4 30 of 36 what is the rhythmic feature at this point? rhythmic unison 31 of 36 at the end of this section, what happens on the last note? fermata 32 of 36 after this, who's leitmotif is this section's? rebel blockade 33 of 36 what does the tempo change to? 160 bpm 34 of 36 what is the rhythmic/harmonic feature happening in the bass part? C octaves ostinato 35 of 36 how does the piece end in terms of dynamics? decrescendo to pianissimo 36 of 36
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