Bernstein Flashcards

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1
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Made of _ ideas

A

3

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2
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Idea 1?

A

“Could it be”

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3
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Idea 2?

A

“It may be cannon-balling down through thesky”

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4
Q

Idea 3?

A

“Around the Corner”

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5
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Sung by whom?

A

Tony!

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6
Q

Lot of syllabic notes, meaning what?

A

one note per syllable

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7
Q

Ends on a _______ __ making it sound unfinished

A

Flattened 7th (dunno what it means but its a thing)

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8
Q

phrases are ______ and ___ ____ long

A

Short, two bars

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9
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uses notes from which scale?

A

Blues

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10
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Uses what instrumentation

A

FULL ORCHESTRA (“DUN DUN DUNNNNN!!!”)

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11
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Name 4 instruments used…

A
Horns,
trumpets
violins
cellos
double basses
drum kit
percussion
piano
guitar (Acoustic and electric)
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12
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Male Vocalist is….

A

Tenor (Tony is a Tenor)

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13
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The trumpets are

A

Muted

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14
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Tremolo…

A

Strings

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15
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Pizzicato

A

Strings (like that bit miss likes in Jeff Buckley)

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16
Q

Rhythms are… (everyone’s favourite word)

A

SYNCOPATED!!!1!!!!1!11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111!1!!!!!!11!!!1!!

17
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What does push rhythm mean?

A

the beat is anticipated

18
Q

Rhythmic r____

A

Riffs (or ostinato)

19
Q

time signature changes between…

A

3/4 and 2/4

20
Q

the tempo…

A

doesnt change

21
Q

Harmony is

A

Jazz based

22
Q

Uses blues notes, which are…?

A

Flattened 7ths 9ths and 11ths

23
Q

Large range of dynamics from ___ to ___

A

ppp, ff

24
Q

____ at the end (Dynamics)

A

Fades out

25
Q

What is used to emphasise syncopation?

A

accents

26
Q

M_______ D_______ H______

A

Melody dominated Homophony

27
Q

Uses of technology?

A

NONE!

28
Q

Structure is In what order?

A
  • Intro
  • Section A
  • Section B
  • Section B1
  • Section A1
  • Outro
29
Q

What is the differnece between the sections A/B and The sections B1/A1?

A

A1/B1 is a slightly shorter version of A/B

30
Q

Tonality?

A

D major

31
Q

Modulates to What key?

A

C major

32
Q

What key does it finish in?

A

D major

33
Q

Which musical is this piece from?

A

West side story

34
Q

When was this piece written?

A

1957

35
Q

Who wrote the lyrics?

A

Stephen Sondheim (Like soundheim but sondheim)