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WorksheetsStar Wars Key Word Quiz
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 27mins
What does "ff" stand for in musical dynamics?
Fortissimo
Mezzo forte
Piano
Forte
What is the meaning of "cresc." in musical terms?
Crescendo
Crescent
Crescento
Crescendo forte
What is the tempo used in the piece?
60bpm & 100bpm
100bpm & 160bpm
110bpm & 200bpm
200bpm & 260bpm
Which time signatures are used in the piece?
4/4
3/4
2/4
6/8
What kind of triplets and sextuplets are mainly used in the piece?
Quavers and semiquavers
Minims and crotchets
Semibreves and minims
Crotchets and quavers
What does syncopation involve in music?
Playing on the offbeat or the space between beats
Playing only on the main beats
Increasing the tempo rapidly
Using only quavers
What are cross rhythms?
Two different rhythmic languages used at the same time
A single rhythmic pattern repeated
A gradual increase in tempo
A decrease in volume
What does "poco rallentando" or "poco ral." mean in music?
Gradual decrease in speed
Sudden increase in volume
Gradual increase in speed
Sudden stop
What does "Ritardando/rit." mean in music terminology?
A gradual increase in speed
A gradual decrease in speed followed by a pause
Playing at the originally indicated tempo
All parts playing different rhythms
What is the meaning of "A tempo" in music?
A gradual increase in volume
A gradual decrease in speed
Italian sign for playing at the originally indicated tempo
All parts playing different rhythms
What does "Homorhythmic/Rhythmic unison" refer to?
All parts playing different rhythms
All parts playing the same rhythm together
A gradual increase in speed
Playing at the originally indicated tempo
In what year was the release mentioned in the document?
1980
1975
1977
1985
What is the term for music used at the start or end of a film?
Underscore
Cue
Title/credits music
Leitmotifs
Which type of music is used in the background, under dialogue or action?
Leitmotifs
Underscore
Cue
Title/credits music
What is the term for music that aligns with action or dialogue in a film scene?
Cue
Title/credits music
Leitmotifs
Underscore
What is a musical device where a piece of music represents a person, place, or object?
Underscore
Cue
Leitmotifs
Title/credits music
What is non-diegetic music?
Music that characters in the scene can hear
Music that characters in the scene can’t hear
Music that is part of the dialogue
Music that is played live on set
What is the purpose of a fanfare in music?
To conclude a scene
To introduce a section, such as bars 1 - 3
To provide background noise
To accompany a dance
What is the ternary form (ABA1) used for in music?
To create a repetitive beat
To structure the main themes, bar 4 - 29
To develop a single melody
To enhance vocal harmonies
How are the two main themes structured in the given music piece?
Both themes are 8 bars and identical
A and B, both themes are 4 bars and are repeated, with B extended and altered
A and B, both themes are 4 bars and never repeated
Both themes are 16 bars and unaltered
What is a through-composed compositional technique?
A compositional technique where no previous melodies or elements are repeated, bar 30 - end
A technique where the same melody is repeated throughout
A method of composing using only one instrument
A style of music that uses electronic sounds
What is octave displacement in music?
Pushing a melodic note an octave higher than the current register (Bb in A main theme)
Lowering a melodic note by two octaves
Repeating a melody in the same octave
Changing the key of a melody
What is an arpeggio?
Broken chord pattern
A repeated melody
A single sustained note
A rapid scale run
What is a sequence in music?
A melodic pattern that is repeated at a higher or lower pitch
A rhythmic pattern that changes tempo
A harmonic progression in a major key
A series of notes played in staccato
What does contrary motion refer to in music?
Melodies moving in opposite directions
Harmonies that resolve to the tonic
Rhythms that syncopate
Notes played in unison
What does chromatic mean in a musical context?
Use of notes outside of the key
Playing notes in a major scale
Repeating a melody in a lower octave
Using only whole notes
What are accents and staccatos in music?
Articulations used in the piece
Types of musical scales
Forms of musical notation
Styles of musical composition
What does "imitation" refer to in music?
Creating a new melody
Another instrument copying a melody heard previously
Playing a melody in reverse
Changing the key of a melody
Which instruments are part of the woodwind section in a full symphony orchestra?
Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba
Violin, Viola, Cello
Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe
Piano, Harp, Guitar
Which instruments are included in the brass section of a full symphony orchestra?
Violin, Viola, Cello
Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet
(French) Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba
Piano, Harp, Guitar
What instruments are part of the strings section in a full symphony orchestra?
Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet
Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Harp
Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba
Piano, Harp, Guitar
What is included in the percussion section of a full symphony orchestra?
Timpani, Triangle, Snare Drum, Tam-Tam, Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, Cymbals, Piano, Celeste
Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass
Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon
Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Tuba
What does the term "Doubling of parts" mean in music?
Playing two different melodies simultaneously
More than one instrument playing the same idea at once
Alternating between two instruments
Playing a solo piece
What does the Italian term "Tutti" mean in music?
To play softly
To play a solo
Everyone plays together
To play in harmony
What is the technique called "Tremolando"?
Playing a note with a strong accent
Rapidly repeating the same note on a string instrument
Sliding between two notes
Playing notes in a staccato manner
What is a trill in music?
A rapid alternation between two notes next to each other
A continuous slide upwards or downwards between two notes
A string technique where strings are plucked with fingers
The use of electronic effects in music
What does a glissando involve?
A rapid alternation between two notes
A continuous slide upwards or downwards between two notes
Plucking strings with fingers
Using electronic effects in music
What is pizzicato in string playing?
Using a bow to play the strings
A rapid alternation between two notes
Plucking the strings with fingers
Using electronic effects
What is notable about Williams' use of electronic effects in his score?
He uses a lot of electronic effects
He uses synthesizers extensively
He doesn’t use any electronic effects or synthesizers
He uses electronic effects only in certain parts
What type of texture is used from bar 4 onwards in the piece?
Polyphony
Melody-Dominated Homophony
Monophony
Heterophony
What is the main tonality from bars 1 to 29?
C Major
G Major
Bb Major
D Major
What is the tonality described as from bar 30 to the end?
Clear tonality
Ambiguous tonality
Minor tonality
Major tonality
At which bar does the modulation to C Major with an added Ab occur?
Bar 32
Bar 34
Bar 36
Bar 38
What is a hexatonic scale?
A scale with six notes
A scale with five notes
A scale with seven notes
A scale with eight notes
What is quartal harmony?
Chords built using 3rds
Chords built using 5ths
Chords built using 4ths
Chords built using 2nds
What is the chord progression for a perfect cadence?
I – IV
V – I
IV – V
I – V
What is the chord progression for an imperfect cadence?
V – I
I – IV
I – V
IV – I
What is reharmonisation?
A new chord progression underneath a repeated melody
A sustained note on the tonic or dominant notes
A major chord with a raised 5th
Interlocking notes inside a chord
What does a tonic & dominant pedal involve?
A new chord progression underneath a repeated melody
A sustained note on the tonic or dominant notes with moving chords
A major chord with a raised 5th
Interlocking notes inside a chord
What characterizes augmented chords?
A new chord progression underneath a repeated melody
A sustained note on the tonic or dominant notes
A major chord with a raised 5th
Interlocking notes inside a chord
What are cluster chords?
A new chord progression underneath a repeated melody
A sustained note on the tonic or dominant notes
A major chord with a raised 5th
Interlocking notes inside a chord
What is dissonance in music?
Harmonious notes
Clashing notes
Repeated notes
Silent notes
What is a Neapolitan chord?
Minor chord based on the flattened 3rd degree
Major chord based on the flattened 2nd degree
Diminished chord based on the 5th degree
Augmented chord based on the 7th degree
What does bitonality refer to in music?
One key at a time
Two keys at once
Three keys at once
No keys at all
