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Main title/RebelBlockade Runner John Williams - Coggle Diagram
Main title/RebelBlockade Runner
John Williams
Instrumentation
Full symphony orchestra
Strings, Woodwind, Brass, Percussion
Structure
Introduction (fanfare-like)
Rapid repeated notes
Brass instruments
Triplets
Main theme (A)
Contrasting section (B)
Star filled sky - piccolo (36-38)
Ternary Form (ABA)
Coda
Texture
Homophonic
Tonality
Bb major until b29
b30 ambiguous tonality
b36 C major
Dissonance b41-60 makes music seem atonal
Harmony
b4-7 Quartal Harmony
b7 imperfect cadence
Inverted tonic pedal in introduction
Dominant pedal in b12-15
Rhythm, Metre, Tempo
Triplets
4/4 metre mimics military style march
Fast tempo reflects excitement and action
Rhythmic ostinatos
b44 metre changes to 3/4
Melody
8 bar melodic phrases
Leitmotifs (heroic Luke Skywalker)
Rising perfect fifth emphasises heroism
Contrary Motion b18
Sequences
Balance of disjunct and conjunct
Doubling
Timbre
Piccolo has a high piercing sonority to mimic bright stars
Glockenspiel’s high sonority emphasises key notes
Rich booming timbre of trumpet establishes action in fanfare