Music

• What is incidental music?

  Music used in plays, radio shows or plays. It is mainly background music.
• Example of incidental music?

  ’Flight of the bumblebee’ And intense atmosphere is created using ostinate and pizzicato on strings
• Define ’Illustrative music’


  Music used to express emotions, ideas or moods. Used to illustrate a story (Programme music)
• Example of ‘Illustrative music’

  ’Sunrise’ by Strauss. Features a Dawn Motif to illustrate the sun rising. Announced by 4 trumpets. 3 ascending notes to create imagery of the sunrise.
• Define ‘Found Sound’

  Making music using objects that aren’t musical instruments.
• Define ‘Graphic Score’

  Musical illustration using shapes, lines and images to represent music instead of traditional music score.
• Unitary

  AAA
• Binary

  AB
• Ternary

  ABA
• Define ‘Jingle’


  A short melody used in ads
• Monophonic

  One line of melody without accompaniment.
• Homophonic

  One line of melody using accompaniment
• Polyphonic

  two or more lines of melody using accompaniment