Transcript Music Elements in Film

Music Elements in Film
Define these terms
Melody
Conjunct
Disjunct
Phrase
Lyrical
Motive
Theme
Texture
Homophonic
Monophonic
Chord
Harmony Electronic Instruments
Dissonance Historical Instruments
Interval
Ethnic Instruments
Major/Minor
Rhythm
Tempo
Meter
Syncopation
Timbre
Orchestration
Orchestrator
Peter and the Wolf
• Peter and the Wolf
Harmonic Elements
Homophonic: single melody with accompaniment
Monophonic: single melody with no accompaniment
Dissonance: pitches of a chord clash with each other
Major(happy sounding)
vs Minor(sad sounding)
Rhythmic Elements
• Rhythm : element of music dealing with
time (long, short, etc)
• Tempo: The speed of the beat/pulse
• Meter: regular patterns of strong and
weak pulses/beats
• Syncopation: accents the weak beat or
between beats
• Absence of Rhythm
Timbre & Instruments
• Timbre: color or tone quality produced
by voices and instruments
• Orchestration: assigning musical ideas
to specific instruments/voices
• Orchestrator: helps the composer
choose instruments and write out parts
Piano Version
Orchestrated
Electronic Instruments
• Theramin
• Forbidden Planet (1956): 1st electronic
score
Historical & Ethnic Instruments
• Harpsichord
• Erhu (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon2000)