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Star Wars Main Title
GCSE Music Main theme of Star Wars and Rebel Blockade Runner
Question | Answer |
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Williams uses leitmotifs in this piece, what leifmotif is the main theme for and what does the leifmotif represent? | It is for Luke Skywalker, the leifmotif is heroic |
What does the piece start with? | Fanfare (three bars) |
What does fanfare tend to consist of? | Lots of Brass, loud percussion. It is celebratory, giving the impression of something grand |
What other ways is this fanfare presented through? | In the key of Bb Major/Opening tonic to dominant chord/triplets |
What structure is the overall structure of Main Title/Rebel Blockade Runner? | Main Theme - Link - Rebel Blockade Runner - Link 2 - March - Codetta |
What are some of the Main Intervals in the Piece? | Fourths and Sevenths |
What is Quartal Harmony? | Harmonies built on chords built on intervals of the superimposed fourth |
Name another unusual chord that feature in this theme | Added Sixth Chords/Neapolitan Chords |
What structure is the main theme? | Ternary |
What is the tempo of the Main Theme? | 100bpm |
What is the dynamics change going from 35 to 36 | Goes to piano, beginning of Rebel Blockade Theme |
Which instrument features mainly in Rebel Blockade Runner? | Piccolo |
What is the ornamentation like in this part? | There are high trills in the piccolo |
What are the Dynamics of the 'March'? | Fortissimo |
How does this part feel like a military march? | Timpani and Basses pounding out a repetitive rhythmn, chromatic chords and driving ostinato |