Star Wars Key Words

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Across
  1. 3. The 'baddy' in the Star Wars film
  2. 8. Offbeat rhythms
  3. 10. The group of instruments that creates the 'heroic' and 'bold' sound
  4. 12. The group of instruments this piece was written for
  5. 13. When a melody begins on a weaker beat in the bar before (an 'upbeat')
  6. 14. A texture type where many instruments are playing the same rhythm but on different notes (chordal)
  7. 15. Three notes crushed into the space of one beat
  8. 18. The name given to a happy sounding key
  9. 19. A long held note usually in the bass while the harmony changes above
  10. 21. The major key at the beginning of the piece containing 2 flats
  11. 22. Word representing the '5th' note of a scale
  12. 23. A rare romantic sounding instrument with lots of pluckable strings (sometimes used to create 'mystery')
  13. 24. Gradually getting louder
Down
  1. 1. A metal high pitched instrument which is part of the xylophone family
  2. 2. The Rebel Alliance are trying to destroy large space structure in the film
  3. 4. Texture term for rhythm when every instrument plays exactly the same rhythm
  4. 5. The structure of the main theme section
  5. 6. Clashing notes
  6. 7. The name given to a sad sounding key
  7. 9. A repeated rhythm
  8. 11. The composer of the piece
  9. 15. The musical element that describes what kind of key a piece is in
  10. 16. Short and spiky
  11. 17. Gradually getting slower
  12. 20. The trumpet/brass motif that creates the 'announcement' feel at the start