Leitmotif:

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Leitmotif

• is a recurring musical theme, associated within a
  particular piece of music with a particular
  person, place or idea.

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Some major Components to leitmotif

1. Timbrewhich instruments or sounds to use.

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Characters

• The Bird's Theme Flute 
• The Duck's Theme Oboe
• The Cat's Theme Clarinet
• The Grandfather's Bassoon
• Peter's Theme Strings
• The Wolf's Theme French Horns
• The Hunters Theme Drum

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Some major Components to leitmotif

• Timbrewhich instruments or sounds to use.
• Major vs. Minor---does the music feel happy, sad,
  scary, etc

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Who is this?

• Major!

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And this?

• Minor!

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How do we tell the difference?

• GOOD vs.
• Major vs.

• Evil
• Minor

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Sometimes it is not what we think!

• 1.

• Even though Harry is our hero he has a lot of
  conflict with himself and his dark past. This
  could be one reason why his theme is actually
  minor.

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Tell the story!