Bernstein

Question 1

First performed?

Answer 1

1957

Question 2

Performed by?

Answer 2

Tony

Question 3

Instrumentation

Answer 3

Solo tenor voice, Large chamber orchestra, added saxophones, use of latin american style percussion, mutes on the brass, tremolo and pizzicato to add colour

Question 4

Melody

Answer 4

3 main themes: 1, quiet and syncopated
2, loud and in 2/4 and 3, a lyrical slow moving part
Word painting is used
Short motifs combined with longer lyrical parts

Question 5

Structure

Answer 5

Intro, A, B, B1, A1, Outro

dominated by ostinatos

Question 6

Rhythm, metre and tempo

Answer 6

Metre changes between 2/4 and 3/4
fast tempo and use of syncopation makes the excited feeling
cross rhythms and off beat bass line and chords called a push rhythm

Question 7

Harmony and tonality

Answer 7

D major 2 contrasting sections in c major
Use of tritone and last note of melody is b7th making it sound incomplete
Harmony is jazz influenced

Question 8

Texture

Answer 8

Melody and accompaniment
imitative between instruments
texture of weaving layers