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LC2 Y8 - Leitmotif - Herrmann and Zimmer

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bernard Herrmann is famous for working with which movie director?

a)

Alfred Hitchcock

b)

Steven Speilberg

c)

Ridley Scott

2.

Bernard Herrman is most famous for which Hitchcock film?

a)

The Birds

b)

Rope

c)

Psycho

3.

Bernard Herrman was born in....

a)

New York

b)

Frankfurt

c)

London

4.

Some people listening to Herrman's War of the worlds really thought there was an Alien invasion

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The Psycho theme uses which instrument?

a)

Brass

b)

Strings

c)

Woodwind

6.

The pitch of the Psycho theme is....

a)

High

b)

Fast

c)

Thick

7.

Herrman worked with which famous actor...

a)

Orson Welles

b)

Carey Grant

c)

James Stewart

8.

Herrmann felt he was respected by other composers

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Bernard Herrmann never used technology to manipulate his music

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Bernard Herrman was born in

a)

1910

b)

1911

c)

1909

11.

In Psycho the director planned for there to be no music in the shower scene

a)

True

b)

False

12.

During which film was Bernard Herrmann fired?

a)

Torn Curtain

b)

Psycho

c)

Vertigo

13.

Which film did Bernard Herrmann write the music for that was directed by Martin Scorsese

a)

Taxi Driver

b)

Casino

c)

Goodfellas

14.

Hans Zimmer is most famous for which film score?

a)

The Dark Knight

b)

Batman Forever

c)

Batman and Robin

15.

Hans Zimmer was born in..

a)

London

b)

New York

c)

Frankfurt

16.

Which instrument is used in the score for Interstellar?

a)

Organ

b)

Theremin

c)

Banjo

17.

Which Disney film did Hans Zimmer work on...

a)

The Lion King

b)

The Jungle Book

c)

Mulan

18.

The score for Gladiator uses..

a)

A male voice

b)

A childs voice

c)

A female voice

19.

How many Batman movies did Hans Zimmer score?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

5

20.

Hans Zimmer has directed over 100 movies

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Which movie features brass 'bwarms'

a)

Inception

b)

Batman Begins

c)

The Lion King

22.

A church organ can make a film feel...

a)

Gothic

b)

Futuristic

c)

Silly

23.

Which Nature Documentary did Hans Zimmer score?

a)

Blue Planet

b)

Blue Planet 2

c)

Descendants

24.
What is this instrument?
a)
bassoon
b)
oboe
c)
clarinet
d)
flute
25.
What is this instrument?
a)
trombone
b)
clarinet
c)
trumpet
d)
tuba
26.
What is this instrument?
a)
flute
b)
oboe
c)
clarinet
d)
saxophone
27.
a)
violin
b)
piano
c)
giutar
d)
cello
28.
When thinking about pitch, the instrument between the violin and cello is called the
a)
viola
b)
double bass
c)
violo
d)
violetta
29.
Name This instrument.
a)
Trumpet
b)
French Horn
c)
Trombone
d)
Tuba
30.
a)
harp
b)
flute
c)
quitar
d)
violin
31.
What instrument family does this instrument belong to?
a)
woodwind
b)
brass
c)
string
d)
percussion
32.
What is this instrument?
a)
trumpet
b)
tuba
c)
trombone
d)
snare drum
33.
a)
double bass
b)
violin
c)
harp
d)
Chello
34.
What instrument family does this instrument belong to?
a)
brass
b)
string
c)
woodwind
d)
percussion
35.
Name this brass instrument.
a)
Trumpet
b)
French Horn
c)
Trombone
d)
Tuba
36.
Pizzicato means
a)
Playing a string instrument by plucking the strings.
b)
Playing an instrument by using a bow
c)
Playing very quickly 
d)
Playing very quietly
37.
Arco means
a)
Playing a string instrument by using a bow.
b)
Playing a string instrument by plucking the strings.
c)
Playing very loudly
d)
Playing ver quickly
38.
Structure is...
a)
Binary or Ternary
b)
Loud or soft
c)
Slow or fast
d)
High or low
39.
Pitch is...
a)
High or Low
b)
Binary or Ternary
c)
Legato or Staccato
d)
Soft or loud
40.
Tempo is...
a)
Slow or fast
b)
High or Low
c)
Loud or Soft
d)
Thick or thin
41.
Dynamics are...
a)
Thick or thin
b)
Legato or Staccato
c)
Loud or Soft
d)
Slow or fast
42.
A short note is 
a)
Legato 
b)
Staccato
c)
Forte
d)
Piano
43.
Articulation is...
a)
Legato or Staccato
b)
Forte or Piano
c)
Soft or loud
d)
High or low
44.
Rhythms are...
a)
Straight or swung
b)
High or low
c)
Loud or soft
d)
Slow or fast
45.
Texture is...
a)
Thick or thin
b)
High or low
c)
Slow or fast
d)
Loud or soft
46.
A Minor chord feels...
a)
Happy
b)
Sad
47.
A major chord feels...
a)
Happy 
b)
Sad
48.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Repeat

b)

Time Signature

c)

Treble Clef

d)

Bass Clef

49.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Repeat

b)

Time Signature

c)

Treble Clef

d)

Bass Clef

50.
What note is highlighted? 
a)
C
b)
G
c)
A
d)
F
51.
What note is highlighted? 
a)
C
b)
G
c)
A
d)
F
52.
What note is highlighted? 
a)
C
b)
G
c)
A
d)
F
53.
What note is highlighted? 
a)
C
b)
G
c)
A
d)
F
54.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
55.
a)
C
b)
F
c)
A
d)
B
56.
a)
F
b)
A
c)
C
d)
E
57.
a)
F
b)
A
c)
C
d)
E
58.
a)
G
b)
F
c)
E
d)
D
59.
a)
B
b)
C
c)
E
d)
A
60.
a)
A
b)
F
c)
E
d)
C
61.
a)
E
b)
G
c)
C
d)
D
62.
a)
G
b)
B
c)
D
d)
F
63.
a)
G
b)
B
c)
D
d)
F
64.
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
65.
a)
G
b)
B
c)
D
d)
F
66.
Name the note. 
a)
G
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
67.
a)
2 beats
b)
1 beat
c)
3 beats
d)
4 Beats
68.
a)
4 beats
b)
3 beats
c)
2 beats
d)
1 Beat
69.
a)
4 beats
b)
1 beat
c)
2 beats
d)
100000 Beats
70.
Are the notes labeled correctly?
a)
Yes
b)
No