defying gravity Flashcards
who are the singers (characters)?
- elphaba
- glinda
is there no real change in dynamics?
- no, extreme dynamic contrast throughout to differentiate mood/theme
dynamics at start
sfz (forzando) and forte to convey aggression
why does the piece end in ff?
to symbolise elphaba’s newfound confidence + tension between the people vs her
what are quieter dynamics used to show?
calm mood
outline the structure (each section) (lots of sections, icl u don’t need to know it all)
- intro (1-20)
- link 1 (21-31)
- verse 1 (32-48)
- chorus 1 (49-59)
- vers 2 (60-79)
- chorus 2 (80-88)
- link 2 (89-
and more stuff i cba
overall structure
verse-chorus form
is there a lot of tempo changes?
yeah
what does colla voice mean?
follow the voice, free tempo stuff
is it mainly quaver and semiquaver rhythms?
- no, crotchet and quaver
is there use of mordents?
no
use of fermatas?
yes
is there a metric shift?
The time signature changes from 3/2 triple time to 2/2 duple time in the opening section and remains there until bar 88 (just before unlimited section) where it changes to 4/4 quadruple time. At bar 115 (the i hope you’re happy bit) it returns to 2/2 duple time.
is there syncopation
ofc
what’s the strange stuff abt the ostinato?
it is done in groups of 3 quavers against 22 so it has a cross-rhythm effect