Bernstien- Somethings Coming

Question 1

Harmony: it in the key of…

Answer 1

D major

Question 2

Harmony: tritone a are used which are…

Answer 2

A diminished 5th or augmented 4th throughout

Question 3

Harmony: there are blue notes including…

Answer 3

Flattened 7th

Question 4

What is the metre?

Answer 4

3/4 changes to 2/4 and returns to 3/4

Question 5

Date and genre

Answer 5

1958

Musical

Question 6

What is the structure?

Answer 6

Intro
Section A
Section B
Section B1 (shortened)
Section A1 (shortened)
Outro

Question 12

Melody (5)

Answer 12

Combination of short snappy phrases and long sustained lines
Opening melody come in on the syncopated ‘push’ 3rd beat with the sustained ‘Could be’ ‘who knows’ from the tonic (D) and the dominant (A)
The melody on ‘soon as it shows’ uses tritone and the flattened 7th blues note
Sings a long sustained E- highest more in the piece
Use of triplets

Question 13

Structure (2)

Answer 13

Doesn’t follow the conventional verse/ chorus structure

Introduction, section A, section B, section B1 (shortened), section A1 (shortened), outro

Question 14

Harmony and tonality (8)

Answer 14

In D major
Modulates to C major and returns to D major
Jazz influenced harmonies with extended chords such as neopolitan 6th and added 7ths and 9ths
Use of tritone which is a diminished 5th or augmented 4th throughout
Use of blue notes including flattened 7ths
Repeated riffs
Chromatic

Question 15

Rhythm (4)

Answer 15

Use of syncopation with the ‘push’ rhythm on the third beat which gives a feeling of anticipation and excitement
Use of triplets in the middle section
3/4 changes to 2/4 and returns to 3/4
Cross rhythms

Question 16

Texture (2)

Answer 16

The texture is layered with independent lines going on at the same time with repeated riffs against melodic lines
Homophonic