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1
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Composed when?

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1957

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What for?

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West Side Story

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What type of song is it?

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a character song

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What style is it influenced by?

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Jazz

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Who is it sung by?

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Tenor (Tony)

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What is the tempo?

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Fast

imitates feelings

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How is the quick pace created?

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3/4 –> 2/4

Offbeat bass line

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What is the rhythm like?

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syncopated

cross rhythms

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What is the structure?

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NOT typical verse-chorus
repeats have variations
intro = quiet + syncopated
bar 21= loud+ strident
bar 73= lyrical
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What techniques are used in the melody?

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syllabic
lots of triplets
word painting
marcano (accented)

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What is the tonality?

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D major

2 sections in C major

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How does the piece end?

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on a flattened 7th to create an unfinished ending

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What are the instruments?

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solo tenor voice
small chamber orchestra 
Woodwind (focus on clarinets)
Brass
Percussion
Strings (use tremolo and harmonics)
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What interval is the harmony?

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tritone

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what is the general texture?

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homophonic

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How does the orchestra not drown out tony?

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muted trumpets

pizz strings

17
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What are the dynamics like?

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vary a lot

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