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  • What happens to the tonality from bar 41 in Star Wars?
    It changes to a major key
    It stays the same
    It becomes atonal
    It changes to a higher key
  • Who wrote the music and lyrics to Defying Gravity?
    Stephen Schwartz
    John Williams
    Stephen Sondheim
    Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • What instruments are used to make Defying Gravity sound more modern?
    Electric guitar & tubular bells
    Electric guitar & bass guitar
    Bass guitar & synthesizer
    Electric guitar & synthesizer
  • What effect has been applied to the electric guitar in Defying Gravity?
    Overdrive
    Reverb
    Sustain
    Wah wah
  • What is the key of the first 29 bars in Star Wars?
    Eb major
    Bb minor
    Bb major
    Eb minor
  • A melody which moves in step.
    Chordal
    Vocalisation
    Leitmotif
    Conjunct
  • What is a pedal?
    When the notes of a chord are played separately
    A low, sustained bass note
    Melody and accompaniment
    Fast repetition of a note
  • What is a pedal called when the note is used on a high instrument instead of a low one?
    Inverted
    Upside down
    Perfect
    Imperfect
  • Fast tempo
    Maestoso
    Andante
    Allegro
    Rallentando
  • What is the name given to a short theme or melody that represents a character?
    Triplet
    Anacrusis
    Pedal
    Leitmotif
  • What does maestoso mean?
    When a rhythm is off the beat
    Moderate tempo
    Tempo marking which means 'majestically'
    Gradually slow down
  • What does homophonic mean?
    Melody and accompaniment
    One single melody line
    Many instruments which are equally important
    When instruments play the same rhythm but with different not
  • What is bitonality?
    Two keys at once
    When the music has no key
  • What interval is used at the start of the 'Unlimited Theme'?
    Minor 3rd
    Octave
    Perfect 5th
    Perfect 4th
  • How many singers is Defying Gravity written for?
    Two
    One
    Four
    Three
  • A short tune often used to introduce something important.
    Fanfare
    Glissando
    Ostinato
    Imitation
  • What is a sequence?
    When a pattern of notes is repeated at a higher or lower pit
    Another word for disjunct - large leaps in the melody
    Fast repetition of a note
    Word-setting which is one note per syllable.
  • What name is given to a technique where a note is rapidly repeated?
    Overdrive
    Anacrusis
    Allegro
    Tremolo
  • What word is given to vocal sounds which are not words?
    Syllabic
    Vocalisation
    Melisma
    Sequence
  • What is the name of the musical Defying Gravity is taken from?
    Matilda
    Sound of Music
    Wicked
    The Wizard of Oz
  • What is the texture of 'Theme B' in Star Wars?
    Heterophonic
    Poloyphonic
    Monophonic
    Homophonic
  • A clash in the music
    Dissonant
    D major
    Andante
    Counterpoint
  • What is the time signature (metre) of Star Wars?
    3/4
    2/4
    5/4
    4/4
  • When a pattern of notes is repeated at a higher or lower pitch
    Tremolo
    Ostinato
    Glissando
    Sequence
  • What is the main rhythmic feature of the 'Fanfare' in Star Wars?
    Short note durations
    Syncopation
    Long note durations
    Triplets
  • What type of ensemble is used in Star Wars?
    Chamber orchestra
    Brass band
    Orchestra
    Symphony orchestra
  • What is syncopation?
    Moderate tempo
    Tempo marking which means 'majestically'
    Gradually slow down
    When a rhythm is off the beat
  • A song with two singers
    Duet
    Quartet
    Trio
    Solo
  • How can you tell which parts are spoken dialogue in Defying Gravity?
    The notes are white
    The notes are crosses
    The notes are red
    The notes are upside down
  • What is an anacrusis?
    When a note is held on (paused)
    When a melody begins on a 'pick-up'
    A clash in the music
    A group of 3 notes
  • What instrument replaces the flute in bars 36-39 in Star Wars?
    Bassoon
    Oboe
    Clarinet
    Piccolo
  • What is the dynamic at the start of Star Wars?
    Fortissimo
    Pianissimo
    Forte
    Piano
  • When the dynamics gradually get louder.
    Crescendo
    Diminuendo
    Fortissimo
    Forte
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