Bernstein Somethings Coming Flashcards
When does the opening melody of something’s coming come in
On the push 3rd beat
How is “could be who knows” sang in something’s coming
Sustained moving from the tonic (D) to the dominat (A)
How is “soon as it shows” sung in something’s coming
Uses the tritone and the flattened 7th blues note
Tony songs what? In something’s coming
A long sustained E
When does the melody moe in something’s coming and what does this do
On the beat which adds conviction and strength on “something coming”
Does something’s coming follow a usual structure
No
What is the structure of something’s coming
Intro/ section A/ section B / section B1(shortened)/ section A1 also shortened outro
What key is something’s coming in
D major
Why key does something’s coming modulate to
C major
How is the harmony of something’s coming influenced by jazz
It has extended chords with added 7ths etc
Name three jazz features something’s coming uses
Tritones
Neopolitan 6ths
Blues notes eg flattened 7ths
Extended chords
What Is used In the rhythm of something’s coming to create anticipation and excitement
Syncopation and push rhythms on the 3rd beat
What is used in something’s coming to make the lyrics speech like
Triplets
How does the metre change through out something’s coming
From 3/4 to 2/4 back to 3/4
True or false cross rhythms aren’t used in something’s coming
False
