Star Wars Key Words

4. The trumpet/brass motif that creates the 'announcement' feel at the start
5. Gradually getting louder
7. Clashing notes
11. The 'baddy' in the Star Wars film
15. Texture term for rhythm when every instrument plays exactly the same rhythm
18. The name given to a sad sounding key
19. The group of instruments that creates the 'heroic' and 'bold' sound
21. Three notes crushed into the space of one beat
22. The musical element that describes what kind of key a piece is in
23. When a melody begins on a weaker beat in the bar before (an 'upbeat')
24. Word representing the '5th' note of a scale

1. A repeated rhythm
2. The structure of the main theme section
3. The Rebel Alliance are trying to destroy large space structure in the film
6. Gradually getting slower
8. Offbeat rhythms
9. A long held note usually in the bass while the harmony changes above
10. The group of instruments this piece was written for
12. The major key at the beginning of the piece containing 2 flats
13. The composer of the piece
14. A metal high pitched instrument which is part of the xylophone family
16. A texture type where many instruments are playing the same rhythm but on different notes (chordal)
17. A rare romantic sounding instrument with lots of pluckable strings (sometimes used to create 'mystery')
20. Short and spiky