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Star Wars, Melody (Use of melodic Leitmotifs (motifs associated with a…
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Melody
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A leitmotif for Luke Skywalker is used in the opening bars ,using a perfect 5th to createthis recognisable iconic sound
The piece is made up of two ideas-Theme A is a four bar idea, which features leaps and stepwise motion.Theme B is also 4 bars but has a much more conjunct melodic line with contrary motion at the end.
Fanfare at the beginning uses arpeggios, leaps, and repeats on the tonic note
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Rising and falling minor third, bars 51-60
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B-less forceful character, A-iconic and memorable
Harmony
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Tonic pedal on B flat,first 3 bars
Dominant pedal on F, start of B section
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Dissonance on hammered unison chords ,bar 44
Cluster of C-DFLAT-F-G ,bar 45 onwards
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Tempo/metre/rhythm
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homorhythmic chords bars 44-50,and tempo slows down to create a sense of drama
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Bars 51,very fast tempo with one bar ostinato figure
instrumentation
Strings-Violin,cello,double bass exct
WOODWIND-Flutes,Piccolo,obeos,Clarinets,basson exct
BRASS-Horns,trumpets,Trombones,Tuba exct
PERCUSSION-Snare,Timpani exct
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Tonality
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Unstable tonality ,bar 30 onwards
modulates to c major,bar 36
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Bar 41-60,elements of bitonality
Texture
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Inverted tonic pedal,intro
Dominant pedal,bars 12-15
Ostinato textures ,bars 51-60