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Flashcards by leahwing01, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by leahwing01
over 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Tempo - fast | Excitement, action, or fast-moving things (e.g. a chase scene) |
| Tempo - slow | Contemplation, rest or slow-moving things (e.g. a funeral procession) |
| Melody - ascending | Upward movement, or a feeling of hope(e.g. climbing a mountain) |
| Melody - descending | Downward motion, or a feeling of despair (e.g. walking or running down a hill) |
| Melody - large leaps | Distorted or grotesque things (e.g. a monster) |
| Harmony - major | Happiness, optimism, success (e.g. a character manages to catch a plane just in time) |
| Harmony - minor | Sadness, seriousness (e.g. a character learns of a loved one's death) |
| Harmony - dissonant | Scariness, pain, mental anguish (e.g. a murderer appears) |
| Rhythm and metre - strong sense of pulse | Purposefulness, action (e.g. preparations for a battle) |
| Rhythm and metre - dance like rhythms | Playfulness, dancing partying (e.g. a medieval feast) |
| Rhythm and metre - rhythmic ostinato | Menace, tension (e.g. the countdown to an invasion) |
| Rhythm and metre - irregular metres | Excitement, unpredictability (e.g. a fast moving fight) |
| Dynamics - loud | Surprise, power, large things (e.g. a large panorama) |
| Dynamics - soft | Gentleness, weakness, intimacy, small things (e.g. a new-born lamb) |
| Dynamics - crescendo | Objects or events getting closer (e.g. a wagon approaching from a distance). |
| Dynamics - diminuendo | Objects or events getting further away, or things becoming weaker (e.g. a gust of wind dying down) |
| Woodwind | Natural sounds such as bird song, animal sounds, rivers |
| Bassoons | Sometimes for comic effect, e.g. a drunkard |
| Brass | Military, war, soldiers, royalty, ceremonial occasions |
| Tuba | Large and slow-moving things |
| Harp | Tenderness, love |
| Glockenspiel, celesta | Magic, music boxes, fairy tales |
| Timpani and drums | War, fighting |
| Strings | Used to portray emotions, e.g. passion, grief |
| Tremolo strings | Tension, fear, drama |
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