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WorksheetsAQA A-level music: Michael Giacchino 'The Glory Days' 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
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
