AoS 4: Descriptive/ programmatic music

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Necessary knowledge for exam (area of study 4)
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Tempo - fast Excitement, action, or fast-moving things (e.g. a chase scene)
Tempo - slow Contemplation, rest or slow-moving things (e.g. a funeral procession)
Melody - ascending Upward movement, or a feeling of hope(e.g. climbing a mountain)
Melody - descending Downward motion, or a feeling of despair (e.g. walking or running down a hill)
Melody - large leaps Distorted or grotesque things (e.g. a monster)
Harmony - major Happiness, optimism, success (e.g. a character manages to catch a plane just in time)
Harmony - minor Sadness, seriousness (e.g. a character learns of a loved one's death)
Harmony - dissonant Scariness, pain, mental anguish (e.g. a murderer appears)
Rhythm and metre - strong sense of pulse Purposefulness, action (e.g. preparations for a battle)
Rhythm and metre - dance like rhythms Playfulness, dancing partying (e.g. a medieval feast)
Rhythm and metre - rhythmic ostinato Menace, tension (e.g. the countdown to an invasion)
Rhythm and metre - irregular metres Excitement, unpredictability (e.g. a fast moving fight)
Dynamics - loud Surprise, power, large things (e.g. a large panorama)
Dynamics - soft Gentleness, weakness, intimacy, small things (e.g. a new-born lamb)
Dynamics - crescendo Objects or events getting closer (e.g. a wagon approaching from a distance).
Dynamics - diminuendo Objects or events getting further away, or things becoming weaker (e.g. a gust of wind dying down)
Woodwind Natural sounds such as bird song, animal sounds, rivers
Bassoons Sometimes for comic effect, e.g. a drunkard
Brass Military, war, soldiers, royalty, ceremonial occasions
Tuba Large and slow-moving things
Harp Tenderness, love
Glockenspiel, celesta Magic, music boxes, fairy tales
Timpani and drums War, fighting
Strings Used to portray emotions, e.g. passion, grief
Tremolo strings Tension, fear, drama
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