{"id":27969,"date":"2015-04-19T07:18:13","date_gmt":"2015-04-19T11:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/exploringourmatrix\/?p=27969"},"modified":"2015-04-19T07:18:13","modified_gmt":"2015-04-19T11:18:13","slug":"learn-musical-intervals-with-john-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2015\/04\/learn-musical-intervals-with-john-williams.html","title":{"rendered":"Learn Musical Intervals With John Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Singers and other musicians often\u00a0remember musical intervals by reference to famous examples of them \u2013 for instance, many of us, if we need to sing a perfect 4th, think \u201cHere Comes the Bride.\u201d<\/p>\n

It struck me recently to look into whether one can do this limiting oneself to John Williams\u2019\u00a0film scores:<\/p>\n

Half step (ascending): Jaws Theme
\nHalf step (descending): Jurassic Park Theme<\/p>\n

Whole step (ascending): Duel of the Fates, Close Encounters
\nWhole step (descending): Hymn to the Fallen (Saving Private Ryan)<\/p>\n

Minor third (ascending): ?
\nMinor third (descending): Olympic Fanfare and Theme (trumpets)<\/p>\n

Major third (ascending): \u00a0The Throne Room, Summon the Heroes
\nMajor third (descending): Imperial March<\/p>\n

Fourth: The Force Theme (may the FOURTH be with you!), Hedwig\u2019s Theme, Cantina Band<\/p>\n

Fifth (ascending): Star Wars Main Theme, E. T. Theme
\nFifth (descending): Superman<\/p>\n

Minor sixth: Across the Stars (Love Theme from Star Wars Episode II)
\nMajor sixth: Princess Leia\u2019s Theme, Han Solo and the Princess<\/p>\n

Dominant seventh: ?
\nMajor seventh: ?<\/p>\n

Octave: Schindler\u2019s List<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Can anyone offer help filling in compositions by John Williams for the intervals that are missing? I\u2019ve limited myself to the starting notes of pieces, or of the main theme of pieces, and so I may need to dig deeper inside specific works to find what I am looking for. Any suggestions?<\/p>\n

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