Music Elements in Film
Define these terms Melody Harmony Electronic Instruments Conjunct Dissonance Historical Instruments Disjunct Interval Ethnic Instruments Phrase Major/Minor Lyrical Rhythm Motive Tempo Theme Meter Texture Syncopation Homophonic Timbre Monophonic Orchestration Chord 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 Dragon-2000)