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Star Wars Key Word Quiz

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "ff" stand for in musical dynamics?

a)

Fortissimo

b)

Mezzo forte

c)

Piano

d)

Forte

2.

What is the meaning of "cresc." in musical terms?

a)

Crescendo

b)

Crescent

c)

Crescento

d)

Crescendo forte

3.

What is the tempo used in the piece?

a)

60bpm & 100bpm

b)

100bpm & 160bpm

c)

110bpm & 200bpm

d)

200bpm & 260bpm

4.

Which time signatures are used in the piece?

a)

4/4

b)

3/4

c)

2/4

d)

6/8

5.

What kind of triplets and sextuplets are mainly used in the piece?

a)

Quavers and semiquavers

b)

Minims and crotchets

c)

Semibreves and minims

d)

Crotchets and quavers

6.

What does syncopation involve in music?

a)

Playing on the offbeat or the space between beats

b)

Playing only on the main beats

c)

Increasing the tempo rapidly

d)

Using only quavers

7.

What are cross rhythms?

a)

Two different rhythmic languages used at the same time

b)

A single rhythmic pattern repeated

c)

A gradual increase in tempo

d)

A decrease in volume

8.

What does "poco rallentando" or "poco ral." mean in music?

a)

Gradual decrease in speed

b)

Sudden increase in volume

c)

Gradual increase in speed

d)

Sudden stop

9.

What does "Ritardando/rit." mean in music terminology?

a)

A gradual increase in speed

b)

A gradual decrease in speed followed by a pause

c)

Playing at the originally indicated tempo

d)

All parts playing different rhythms

10.

What is the meaning of "A tempo" in music?

a)

A gradual increase in volume

b)

A gradual decrease in speed

c)

Italian sign for playing at the originally indicated tempo

d)

All parts playing different rhythms

11.

What does "Homorhythmic/Rhythmic unison" refer to?

a)

All parts playing different rhythms

b)

All parts playing the same rhythm together

c)

A gradual increase in speed

d)

Playing at the originally indicated tempo

12.

In what year was the release mentioned in the document?

a)

1980

b)

1975

c)

1977

d)

1985

13.

What is the term for music used at the start or end of a film?

a)

Underscore

b)

Cue

c)

Title/credits music

d)

Leitmotifs

14.

Which type of music is used in the background, under dialogue or action?

a)

Leitmotifs

b)

Underscore

c)

Cue

d)

Title/credits music

15.

What is the term for music that aligns with action or dialogue in a film scene?

a)

Cue

b)

Title/credits music

c)

Leitmotifs

d)

Underscore

16.

What is a musical device where a piece of music represents a person, place, or object?

a)

Underscore

b)

Cue

c)

Leitmotifs

d)

Title/credits music

17.

What is non-diegetic music?

a)

Music that characters in the scene can hear

b)

Music that characters in the scene can’t hear

c)

Music that is part of the dialogue

d)

Music that is played live on set

18.

What is the purpose of a fanfare in music?

a)

To conclude a scene

b)

To introduce a section, such as bars 1 - 3

c)

To provide background noise

d)

To accompany a dance

19.

What is the ternary form (ABA1) used for in music?

a)

To create a repetitive beat

b)

To structure the main themes, bar 4 - 29

c)

To develop a single melody

d)

To enhance vocal harmonies

20.

How are the two main themes structured in the given music piece?

a)

Both themes are 8 bars and identical

b)

A and B, both themes are 4 bars and are repeated, with B extended and altered

c)

A and B, both themes are 4 bars and never repeated

d)

Both themes are 16 bars and unaltered

21.

What is a through-composed compositional technique?

a)

A compositional technique where no previous melodies or elements are repeated, bar 30 - end

b)

A technique where the same melody is repeated throughout

c)

A method of composing using only one instrument

d)

A style of music that uses electronic sounds

22.

What is octave displacement in music?

a)

Pushing a melodic note an octave higher than the current register (Bb in A main theme)

b)

Lowering a melodic note by two octaves

c)

Repeating a melody in the same octave

d)

Changing the key of a melody

23.

What is an arpeggio?

a)

Broken chord pattern

b)

A repeated melody

c)

A single sustained note

d)

A rapid scale run

24.

What is a sequence in music?

a)

A melodic pattern that is repeated at a higher or lower pitch

b)

A rhythmic pattern that changes tempo

c)

A harmonic progression in a major key

d)

A series of notes played in staccato

25.

What does contrary motion refer to in music?

a)

Melodies moving in opposite directions

b)

Harmonies that resolve to the tonic

c)

Rhythms that syncopate

d)

Notes played in unison

26.

What does chromatic mean in a musical context?

a)

Use of notes outside of the key

b)

Playing notes in a major scale

c)

Repeating a melody in a lower octave

d)

Using only whole notes

27.

What are accents and staccatos in music?

a)

Articulations used in the piece

b)

Types of musical scales

c)

Forms of musical notation

d)

Styles of musical composition

28.

What does "imitation" refer to in music?

a)

Creating a new melody

b)

Another instrument copying a melody heard previously

c)

Playing a melody in reverse

d)

Changing the key of a melody

29.

Which instruments are part of the woodwind section in a full symphony orchestra?

a)

Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba

b)

Violin, Viola, Cello

c)

Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe

d)

Piano, Harp, Guitar

30.

Which instruments are included in the brass section of a full symphony orchestra?

a)

Violin, Viola, Cello

b)

Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet

c)

(French) Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba

d)

Piano, Harp, Guitar

31.

What instruments are part of the strings section in a full symphony orchestra?

a)

Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet

b)

Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Harp

c)

Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba

d)

Piano, Harp, Guitar

32.

What is included in the percussion section of a full symphony orchestra?

a)

Timpani, Triangle, Snare Drum, Tam-Tam, Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, Cymbals, Piano, Celeste

b)

Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass

c)

Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon

d)

Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Tuba

33.

What does the term "Doubling of parts" mean in music?

a)

Playing two different melodies simultaneously

b)

More than one instrument playing the same idea at once

c)

Alternating between two instruments

d)

Playing a solo piece

34.

What does the Italian term "Tutti" mean in music?

a)

To play softly

b)

To play a solo

c)

Everyone plays together

d)

To play in harmony

35.

What is the technique called "Tremolando"?

a)

Playing a note with a strong accent

b)

Rapidly repeating the same note on a string instrument

c)

Sliding between two notes

d)

Playing notes in a staccato manner

36.

What is a trill in music?

a)

A rapid alternation between two notes next to each other

b)

A continuous slide upwards or downwards between two notes

c)

A string technique where strings are plucked with fingers

d)

The use of electronic effects in music

37.

What does a glissando involve?

a)

A rapid alternation between two notes

b)

A continuous slide upwards or downwards between two notes

c)

Plucking strings with fingers

d)

Using electronic effects in music

38.

What is pizzicato in string playing?

a)

Using a bow to play the strings

b)

A rapid alternation between two notes

c)

Plucking the strings with fingers

d)

Using electronic effects

39.

What is notable about Williams' use of electronic effects in his score?

a)

He uses a lot of electronic effects

b)

He uses synthesizers extensively

c)

He doesn’t use any electronic effects or synthesizers

d)

He uses electronic effects only in certain parts

40.

What type of texture is used from bar 4 onwards in the piece?

a)

Polyphony

b)

Melody-Dominated Homophony

c)

Monophony

d)

Heterophony

41.

What is the main tonality from bars 1 to 29?

a)

C Major

b)

G Major

c)

Bb Major

d)

D Major

42.

What is the tonality described as from bar 30 to the end?

a)

Clear tonality

b)

Ambiguous tonality

c)

Minor tonality

d)

Major tonality

43.

At which bar does the modulation to C Major with an added Ab occur?

a)

Bar 32

b)

Bar 34

c)

Bar 36

d)

Bar 38

44.

What is a hexatonic scale?

a)

A scale with six notes

b)

A scale with five notes

c)

A scale with seven notes

d)

A scale with eight notes

45.

What is quartal harmony?

a)

Chords built using 3rds

b)

Chords built using 5ths

c)

Chords built using 4ths

d)

Chords built using 2nds

46.

What is the chord progression for a perfect cadence?

a)

I – IV

b)

V – I

c)

IV – V

d)

I – V

47.

What is the chord progression for an imperfect cadence?

a)

V – I

b)

I – IV

c)

I – V

d)

IV – I

48.

What is reharmonisation?

a)

A new chord progression underneath a repeated melody

b)

A sustained note on the tonic or dominant notes

c)

A major chord with a raised 5th

d)

Interlocking notes inside a chord

49.

What does a tonic & dominant pedal involve?

a)

A new chord progression underneath a repeated melody

b)

A sustained note on the tonic or dominant notes with moving chords

c)

A major chord with a raised 5th

d)

Interlocking notes inside a chord

50.

What characterizes augmented chords?

a)

A new chord progression underneath a repeated melody

b)

A sustained note on the tonic or dominant notes

c)

A major chord with a raised 5th

d)

Interlocking notes inside a chord

51.

What are cluster chords?

a)

A new chord progression underneath a repeated melody

b)

A sustained note on the tonic or dominant notes

c)

A major chord with a raised 5th

d)

Interlocking notes inside a chord

52.

What is dissonance in music?

a)

Harmonious notes

b)

Clashing notes

c)

Repeated notes

d)

Silent notes

53.

What is a Neapolitan chord?

a)

Minor chord based on the flattened 3rd degree

b)

Major chord based on the flattened 2nd degree

c)

Diminished chord based on the 5th degree

d)

Augmented chord based on the 7th degree

54.

What does bitonality refer to in music?

a)

One key at a time

b)

Two keys at once

c)

Three keys at once

d)

No keys at all