Zimmer speaks about the strong use of ostinato throughout the film. What is an ostinato?
Where the melody begins before the first beat of the bar
A repeating pattern
When the notes are played off the beat
The main theme begins on which beat of the bar?
Beat 2
Beat 1
Beat 3
Which word correctly describes a melody which begins ahead of the downbeat?
Ostinato
Anacrusis
Cadence
Which of the following words best describes the shape of the melody in the He's a Pirate theme?
Disjunct
Static
Conjunct
The main theme is undulating. What does this term mean?
The melody shape rises and falls
The melody plays again but at a note higher or lower in pitch
The melody is played again backwards
What is the tempo at the very beginning of He's a Pirate?
Largo
Andante
Allegro
The He's a Pirate theme has the feeling of how many beats in a bar?
2
3
4
There are sparse crotchets played in the coda. What is a coda?
The end section of a piece of music
The beginning section of a piece of music
A section of music that has been heard before
What articulation is marked on the main theme?
Legato
Staccato
Marcato
What is the texture throughout?
Polyphonic
Homophonic
Melody-dominated homophony