AoS3 Defying Gravity

Question 1

Which musical is Defying Gravity from?

Answer 1

Wicked

Question 2

What is the key of the song?

Answer 2

D Major

Question 3

Defying Gravity is a duet - what does this mean?

Answer 3

A song for two people

Question 4

Is the melody line mostly syllabic or melismatic?

Answer 4

Syllabic

Question 5

What is vocalisation and where is it used?

Answer 5

Where words are not sung, but instead, sounds. An example is ‘Aah’ at the end of the song

Question 6

What is the purpose of the speech quality singing at the start of the song?

Answer 6

Mimics an argument, and the tension built up around the subject

Question 7

What does Colla Voce mean?

Answer 7

The pit orchestra follow the singer

Question 8

Describe the tempo of Defying Gravity

Answer 8

It is constantly changing - starts fairly quickly, then slows down and stabilises just before the chorus

Question 9

What is a leitmotif and where is it used?

Answer 9

A theme for a particular character or emotion.. there are three in DG - the Unlimited theme, linking the song back to The Wizard of Oz, then theme B and C, heard directly before verse 1, after one another

Question 10

What is the structure of Defying Gravity?

Answer 10

Extended Verse Chorus form