AQA A-level music: Michael Giacchino 'The Glory Days' 2

The two driving bass riffs heard in 'The Glory Days' are based on the interval of a minor (a)   .

Which of the following chords features frequently in the cue, also know as the 'mystery chord'?

• Minor 7th

• Half-diminished 7th

• Augmented 6th

• Major minor 7th

How would you describe the dynamics at the opening of 'The Glory Days'?

(a)  

The opening piano riff is played with accents on which quavers beats?

• 2nd, 4th and 6th (off beat)

• 1st, 4th and 7th (332 pattern)

As more instruments join the opening piano riff, minor 7th chords are created. But in which order to the instruments enter?

• Piano, strings, woodwind, brass

• Piano, brass, strings, woodwind

As Mr Incredible fiddles with the car radio, (a)   can be heard between the flute/piccolo solo and the violins, clarinet and xylophone.

The trumpets employ which one of these stylistic playing techniques throughout this cue?

• Falling glissando and tremolo

• Falling glissando and con sordino

• Shake/lip trill and falling glissando

• Shake/lip trill and mordents

Which of the following rhythmic features can be heard in 'The Glory Days', helping to create an atmosphere of fast-paced action?

• Fast tempo, heavy use of syncopation and accented beats, triplets

• Moderate tempo, triplets, heavy use of rubato

• Fast tempo, use of pauses, use of rhythmic augmentation

As the texture drops towards the end of this cue, which instrument takes over the driving riff from the opening?

• Cello

• Piano

• Bass guitar

• Trombone

Which of the following musical features, utilised in 'The Glory Days' are heavily jazz influenced?

• Big band instrumentation, use of minor tonality, use of 4/4 metre

• Big band instrumentation, use of extended chords e.g. minor 7th, shakes/lip trills

• Big band instrumentation, frequent use of triplets, use of pitched percussion