Chapter 71. Underscoring Meaning: Music for Film; Listening Guide 64: Williams: Imperial March, from The Empire Strikes Back; Listening Guide…

Which describe the variation of the main theme in this excerpt, which begins a little over a minute into the piece? Which do not?

-The music is quieter in the variation of the theme than in the original presentation of the theme. -The melody is played by horns.

The form of farewell

A theme is followed by varied statements of the theme

Which describes the form of Farewell, from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?

A theme is followed by varied statements of the theme

Which instruments comprise the performing forces of Farewell from the crouching tiger hidden dragon Which describes the performing forces of Farewell, from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?Tan Dun, Farewell2:25

Solo cello, hand drum, solo erhu, and orchestra

Imperial March, from the film score for The Empire Strikes Back, is performed by orchestra with prominent -. It has a - melody; it is in a - key; it has - meter; and its form is -.

brass disjunct minor quadruple theme and variations

Farewell from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has a texture of two main lines played by - in - meter; - harmonies played by - string orchestra; and irregular rhythms played by -. It is in - form.

celo and erhu duple consonant western hand drum theme and variations

Tan Dun reworked the score for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon into what type of piece (genre)?

concerto

Which describes the meter of the melody in this excerpt of Farewell?

duple

How does Tan Dun vary the theme of Farewell?

dynamics, range

Which describes the harmonies played by the orchestra in this excerpt?

fairly harmonious and stable

In which order do the instruments play the highly rhythmic music in this excerpt, which begins about 46 seconds into the piece? (Disregard the orchestra hit at the beginning of the excerpt.)

flutes then strings

In which order do the instruments play the highly rhythmic music in this excerpt, which begins about 46 seconds into the piece? (Disregard the orchestra hit at the beginning of the excerpt.)

flutes, then strings

Which describes this ostinato? (1:37-1:47)

from the intro.

Which describe the instrumentation in Imperial March?

full orchestra emphasis on brass

Which describes the range of the solo cello in this excerpt?

high

Which describes the music in this excerpt?

it presents a new repeated rhythmic pattern

The introduction ostinato is much - than the flutes and strings ostinato.

louder

Which correctly describe the main theme from Imperial March?

melody played by trumpets and other brass in G minor

Which describes the key of Imperial March?

minor

Which of the following statements correctly describe the main theme from Imperial March?

minor key repeated rhythmic pattern

Which of the following statements describe the main theme from Imperial March? Which do not?Williams, Imperial March0:27

minor keyrepeated rhythmic pattern

Underscoring in film music refers to which? *music that is below the sonic spectrum *music coming from an unseen source *music being made on the screen by the characters

music coming from an unseen source

Which correctly describe the introduction to Imperial March, heard in this excerpt?

ostinato horns, strings, and timpani

Which describes the meter of Imperial March?

quadruple

Which describes the introduction to Imperial March, heard in this excerpt?

repeated rhythmic pattern

Match the characteristics of Williams's Imperial March from The Empire Strikes Back to their correct musical elements.

rhythm: ostinati, quadruple meterharmony: minor keymelody: disjunct

When the mood of the music contradicts what is being shown on the screen, what is it called?

running counter to the action

The most important function of music in film is to ______.

set the mood

The main theme is played - by the -. (1:04 - 1:36)

softly horns

Which instruments comprise the performing forces of Farewell from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon? Which do not?Tan Dun, Farewell 0:34

solo cello orchestra solo erhu hand drum

What music do the trumpets play in this excerpt? (0:27)

the main theme

Which correctly describe the variation of the main theme in this excerpt, which begins a little over a minute into the piece?

the music is quieter in the variation of the theme than is the original presentation of the theme melody is played by horns

Which describes the music that directly follows the introduction?(0:27)

the repeated rhythmic pattern from the intro. continues with a new melody on top

Which describes the form of Imperial March?

theme and variations

Which correctly describes the music you hear in this excerpt? (0:33)

this is neither an exact repetition of the main theme nor the intro.

Which instrument family plays the main theme at the beginning of Imperial March?

brass

The vocal music in the 2009 film Avatar is sung in which language? *Nadsat *Na'vi *Newspeak *Nahuatl

Na'vi

Imperial March, from the film score for The Empire Strikes Back, is performed by orchestra with prominent -. It has a - melody; it is in a - key; it has - meter; and its form is -.

brass disjunct minor quadruple theme & variations

Farewell from crouching tiger hidden dragon has a texture of two main lines played by _______ in _____ meter; ________ harmonies played by _______ string orchestra; and irregular rhythms played by ______. It is in _________

Cello and erhu, duple, consonant, western, hand drum, theme and variations

The harmonies played by the orchestra in this excerpt

Consonant

Which are true about John Williams and his career and which are not? *He's famous for his collaborations with Brian Eno. *He wrote Barack Obama's inauguration music. *He has never written music for television. *He wrote the music for Home Alone. *He began composing for television in the 1950s.

Correct *He began composing for television in the 1950s. *He wrote the music for Home Alone. *He wrote Barack Obama's inauguration music. Incorrect *He has never written music for television. *He's famous for his collaboration with Brian Eno.

Which of the following are the two mains types of film music and which are not? *muzak *organum *underscoring *source music

Correct *underscoring *source music Incorrect *organum *muzak

Meter of the melody in excerpt farewell

Duple

Which describes the harmonies played by the orchestra

Fairly harmonious and stable

Composer Tan Dun has no knowledge of the music of John Cage and Steve Reich.

False

True or false: Film music always matches the mood of the action on the screen.

False

Which describe the instrumentation in Imperial March?

Full orchestra, emphasis on bass

Which describe the instrumentation in Imperial March? Which do not?

Full orchestra, emphasis on bass

The range of the solo cello in this excerpt

High

Which composer wrote the scores to the first three Harry Potter films? *Howard Shore *John Williams *Ennio Morricone *James Horner

John Williams

The volume of the third section

Louder than the other two sections

Which describes the volume of the third section?

Louder than the other two sections

How does tan dun vary the theme of farewell

Range and dynamics

Which describes the drum part

Rhythms that don't follow a predictable pattern

Which describes the drum part in this excerpt?

Rhythms that don't follow a predictable pattern

Which instruments comprise the performing forces of Farewell from the crouching tiger hidden dragon

Solo cello, hand drum, solo erhu, and orchestra

The relationship between the two solo instruments in this excerpt of farewell

The cello begins a melody the Erhu plays a different melody while the cello continues

Which describes the relationship between the two solo instruments in this excerpt of Farewell? Tan Dun, Farewell 0:34

The cello begins a melody; the erhu plays a different melody while the cello continues

Listen to Variation 2: Tan Dun, Farewell 0:35 Now listen to the section that directly follows it, which ends the piece: Tan Dun, Farewell 0:42 What changes in the section that ends the piece?

The drum plays faster rhythms

Listen to the love theme

The hand drum part begins to move slightly faster

Which of the following statements describe this excerpt from Farewell? Which do not?

The harmony is fairly consonant and stable. This melody has a duple meter.

True or false: "Running counter to the action" is a technique that composers use to supply irony in film music.

True

True or false: In the movie Jaws, the shark is represented by a two-note oscillating motive.

True

True or false: Source music refers to music that functions as part of the drama itself, such as a character turning on a radio.

True

True or false: The composer of the soundtrack for E.T. uses music to guide the audience from sorrow to joy, excitement to sadness.

True

The texture of farewell

Two-line texture

Video games have long employed source music to help give more satisfying feedback to a player's ______ and underscoring to add intensity and meaning to the flow of action in a ______-playing game.

actions; role