Film music revision

Which family of instruments does the cello belong to?

• Strings

• Brass

• Woodwind

• Percussion

What is the musical Italian term for gradually getting louder?

• Mezzo piano

• Mezzo forte

• Diminuendo

• Crescendo

What is the musical term for a repeated melodic or rhythmic pattern in film music?

• Riff

• Ostinato

• Rubato

• Staccato

What is a pedal/drone?

• A short melodic pattern that is repeated up or down a note

• The term for plucking the strings

• A long held note or same note repeated in the bass

Which of the following musical features would be most suitable to create an atmosphere of tension and fear?

• Low pitch, piano dynamic, minor key

• High pitch, piano dynamic, major key

• Low pitch, mezzo forte dynamic, major key

Which of the following musical features would be most suitable to help create an atmosphere of joy and happiness?

• Major key, low pitch, largo

• Major key, high pitch, allegro

• Minor key, high pitch, presto

Which of the following musical features would be most suitable to help create an atmosphere of sadness and despair?

• Drone, major key, thick texture

• Ascending sequence, minor key, fortissimo dynamic

• Use of silence, minor key, thin texture

Which of the following musical features would be most suitable in creating an atmosphere of triumph?

• Thick texture, brass instruments, major key

• Thin texture, minor key, woodwind instruments

• Thick texture, major key, piano dynamic throughout