Film Composers and Techniques Quiz

What word is best used to describe a theme that is associated with a character, emotion, or place?

• Melody

• Leitmotif

• Motif

• Tune

Which of these best describes the ensemble that plays this piece.

• Brass band

• Pit band

• Chamber orchestra

• Large orchestra

How is the main theme (A) characterized in the text?

• Played by low strings

• Heroic leitmotif/main theme played by high trumpets

• Soft and slow melody

• Accompanied by a solo violin

What is the function of the Glockenspiel in the contrasting section (B)?

• Playing the main melody

• Picking out important notes of the melody

• Providing rhythmic support

• Playing a solo

What is a notable feature of the orchestration style mentioned in the text?

• Extensive use of electronic effects

• Traditional symphonic/Romantic treatment with much doubling of parts

• Minimal use of brass instruments

• Heavy reliance on solo performances

Which of these best describes the tonality of this piece?

• Starts major then becomes ambiguous, before having bitonality at the end

• Major throughout

• Minor, followed by modal passages

• Minor throughout

What musical technique is used by the harp at bar 29 to link to the next section?

• Tremolo

• Glissando

• Pizzicato

• Staccato

What key is this piece in for the first 29 bars?

• Ab Minor

• Bb Minor

• Bb Major

• Ab Major

Which of these rhythmic features gives a military style to the piece

• Homorhythmic

• Triplets

• Syncopation

• Compound timee

• 4/4 time signature

What type of texture is predominantly used in the extract?

• Polyphonic

• Homophonic

• Monophonic

• Heterophonic