Features of James Horner's Titanic: 'Take her to sea, Mr. Murdoch'
- Created by: Hannah Wiersma
- Created on: 15-03-14 10:02
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- James Horner's Titanic-Take her to the sea, Mr. Murdoch
- Large Orchestra
- Wide use of percussion to represent..
- Doubling parts, creates fuller texture
- Rapidly changing textures
- Folk theme: 'The Leaving Of Liverpool'
- Lydian Motif at opening
- Imitation of rising figure based on opening of melody (Bar1-3)
- Rhythmic motif e.g. semi-quavers repeated (Bar 4-7)
- Ostinato patterns over pedal notes: Bar 8-20
- Dominant pedal: Bar 33
- Scotch-snap rhythm
- Syncopation
- Ostinato patterns over pedal notes: Bar 8-20
- Rising Bass (bar 4-7)
- Rising scale figures from bar 21
- Climax is at bar 28
- Wide range of dynamics- gets louder
- Dance idea in 5/4
- Fast harmonic rhythm
- Changes in tempo, gradually gets faster
- Large Orchestra
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