Star Wars Flash Cards

Release Year

• 1975

• 1976

• 1977

• 1978

Chromatic

• Use of notes outside of the key

• A type of scale that includes only whole steps

• A musical term for a specific rhythm

• A style of music that emphasizes harmony

Bar 30 onwards

• The music is written to match the action on the screen

• The music is played in a loop

• The music is silent during this section

• The music is only instrumental

Rhythmic features

• Triplets & sextuplets – mainly quavers, some semiquavers

• Duplets & quadruplets – mainly minims, some crotchets

• Syncopation & off-beat rhythms – mainly quavers, some semiquavers

• Straight rhythms – mainly quavers, some dotted notes

Trill

• A rapid alternation between two notes next to each other

• A slow, sustained note

• A series of rapid notes played in succession

• A musical rest or pause

Melody-Dominated Homophony

• From bar 4 onwards

• From bar 2 onwards

• From the beginning

• From bar 6 onwards

Neapolitan chord

• Major chord based on the flattened 2nd (b2) degree of the scale

• Minor chord based on the flattened 3rd (b3) degree of the scale

• Diminished chord based on the 5th degree of the scale

• Augmented chord based on the 4th degree of the scale

Full symphony orchestra (Strings)

• Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass and Harp

• Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, French Horn

• Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon

• Piano, Guitar, Ukulele, Mandolin

Dynamics

• ff (fortissimo), mf (mezzo forte), p (piano), f (forte), cresc. (crescendo)

• pp (pianissimo), mp (mezzo piano), f (forte), sf (sforzando)

• f (forte), ff (fortissimo), p (piano), pp (pianissimo)

• mf (mezzo forte), f (forte), sf (sforzando), rf (rinforzando)

Tutti

• Italian term meaning everyone, to tell all performers to play

• A musical term indicating a solo performance

• A type of musical composition

• A term used for a specific instrument