Star Wars Flash Cards

Ritardando/ rit.

• A sudden increase in speed followed by a pause

• A gradual decrease in speed followed by a pause

• A constant speed maintained throughout

• An abrupt stop without any change in speed

Melody-Dominated Homophony

• From bar 4 onwards

• Before bar 4

• At the beginning of the piece

• Throughout the entire composition

C Major modulation

• modulation at bar 36

• modulation with added Bb

• modulation in D Major

• modulation with added Eb

Full symphony orchestra (Woodwind)

• Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe

• Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, French Horn

• Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass

• Saxophone, Bassoon, Clarinet, Oboe

Full symphony orchestra (Percussion)

• Timpani, Triangle, Snare Drum, Tam-Tam (gong), Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, Cymbals, Piano, & Celeste.

• Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, & Saxophone.

• Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, French Horn, & Euphonium.

• Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, & Harp.

Arpeggio

• A type of scale

• A broken chord pattern

• A musical genre

• A rhythmic pattern

Contrary motion

• Melodies moving in opposite directions

• Melodies moving in the same direction

• Melodies that are harmonically related

• Melodies that are rhythmically similar

Tempo

• ♩=80bpm

• ♩=100bpm

• ♩=120bpm

• ♩=160bpm

Doubling of parts

• More than one instrument playing the same idea at once (8ve)

• A technique where a melody is played in a different key

• A method of harmonizing a melody with chords

• A style of music that features a single instrument

Ambiguous tonality

• Unclear key, bar 30 - end

• Clear key, bar 10 - 20

• Major key, bar 15 - 25

• Minor key, bar 5 - 15