Unit 3 Vocab
Recurring musical themes or phrases associated with particular characters, locations, or ideas.
What is a leitmotif
Gradually increasing in loudness.
What is a crescendo
A reason why composers started incorporating elements of "folk music" into their pieces
What is they wanted to evoke specific cultural or geographical settings that would help the audience feel they were in a certain (exotic) place.
Who composed the music for the Song of Bernadette
Who is Alfred Newman
A short succession of notes producing a single impression; a brief melodic or rhythmic formula out of which longer passages are developed.
What is a motif
The arrangement or scoring of music for orchestral performance.
What is orchestration
Traditional melodies passed down orally through generations, often reflecting the cultural, social, and historical contexts of a community or region.
What are folk songs
How did composers need to approach music with the invention of synchronized sound films (talkies)?
What is they needed to collaborate with directors and create scores that complemented the dialogue without overwhelming them.
Full, rich orchestration, Innovative techniques, Dynamic range and Expressive melodies all characterized this, synonymous with 20th Century Fox's film scores
What is the Fox String Sound
A daring and romantic adventure.
What is swashbuckling
The process of evolving and elaborating a central musical theme throughout a composition, often by varying elements like harmony, rhythm, or orchestration to enhance narrative and emotional depth.
What is thematic development
Innovative, experimental, or unconventional ideas and practices in the arts, often challenging established norms and pushing the boundaries of creativity.
What is avant garde
Expressive complex harmonies are how this era of film music are categorized.
What is the Romantic Era
Which of the Big 5 are missing? RKO Pictures, MGM, Paramount Pictures, Warner Brothers.
What is 20th Century Fox
A combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions.
What is harmony
The early sound films that emerged in the late 1920s, incorporating synchronized dialogue and music, making the end of the silent film era and revolutionizing the cinematic experience.
What is a talkie
A method employed by Hollywood studios during the early 20th century to create, promote, and manage movie stars, enticed by luxury through long-term contracts.
What is the star system
What was the biggest reason for European Émigrés to come to the United States?
What is they wanted to flee the rise of Nazism in Europe.
The name of the composer for "Toy Story" and "Monsters Inc."
The head of production who oversees all decisions and ensured that films were completed on time and within budget.
What is the studio cheif
A term for beginning to grow or increase rapidly.
Individuals who fled European territories, particularly during the 1930s and 1940s due to political or social unrest, and significantly contributed to various fields, including film music, by bringing their cultural and artistic expertise to new regions, notably Hollywood.
What are European Émigrés
Max Steiner was often referred to as?
What is the Father of Film Music
Other than being a composer, this was Alfred Newman's job.
What is the studio's music department head
This studio with it's connection to radio, was able to have cutting-edge sound technology.
What is RKO Pictures