Bernstein Flashcards
1
Q
context
A
west side story
romeo and juliet
2
Q
composed in
A
1957
3
Q
style
A
musical theatre
jazz
4
Q
key
A
D major
5
Q
metre
A
3/4
4/4
6
Q
structure
A
no formal structure
introduction
2 main sections
ad lib fade bar
7
Q
tempo
A
fast
8
Q
instrumentation
A
solo tenor band: woodwind brass percussion strings
9
Q
how does the band stop overpowering the singer?
A
quiet dynamics
soft timbres - muted, pizzicato
homophonic
10
Q
rhythm
A
cross rhythms
syncopation
um-pah bass line - straight rhythm
11
Q
harmony and tonality
A
2 sections in C major
sharpened 4th
flattened 7th - e.g. last note unresolved (expectation)
12
Q
texture
A
homophonic 3 ideas in accompaniment: repeated riff syncopated chords fast um-cha
13
Q
dynamics
A
A - soft
B - loud
C - crescendos/diminuendos
fades out
14
Q
melody
A
blues scale
key note and sharpened 4th - tritone
syllabic
word painting
15
Q
theme A
A
short, 2-bar phrases
tritone on triplet
syllabic
