defying gravity Flashcards

1
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who are the singers (characters)?

A
  • elphaba
  • glinda
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2
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is there no real change in dynamics?

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  • no, extreme dynamic contrast throughout to differentiate mood/theme
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3
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dynamics at start

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sfz (forzando) and forte to convey aggression

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4
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why does the piece end in ff?

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to symbolise elphaba’s newfound confidence + tension between the people vs her

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5
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what are quieter dynamics used to show?

A

calm mood

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6
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outline the structure (each section) (lots of sections, icl u don’t need to know it all)

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  • 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

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7
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overall structure

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verse-chorus form

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8
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is there a lot of tempo changes?

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yeah

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9
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what does colla voice mean?

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follow the voice, free tempo stuff

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10
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is it mainly quaver and semiquaver rhythms?

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  • no, crotchet and quaver
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11
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is there use of mordents?

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no

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12
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use of fermatas?

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yes

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13
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is there a metric shift?

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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.

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14
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is there syncopation

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ofc

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15
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what’s the strange stuff abt the ostinato?

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it is done in groups of 3 quavers against 22 so it has a cross-rhythm effect

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16
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are rests are used to break up phrases?

17
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what is the range of the singers?

A
  • really massive
  • G3 to F5
18
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what is the instrumentation (2)

A
  • a large orchestra (1) with use of modern instruments (e.g: synths) (1)

so, contains: woodwind, brass, string, percussion (including glock, tubular bells, timpani, drum kit), electric guitars, synths

19
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strings double stop, true or false

20
Q

does brass glissando?

21
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do strings tremolando?

22
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cool stuff from cymbal: (1)

A
  • cymbal rolls
23
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texture of opening (2)

A
  • sparse
  • monophonic movement
24
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overall texture

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texture at end
polyphony (3 parts)
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syllabic or melismatic?
syllabic
27
conjunct or disjunct?
- both - initially more conjunct but as song progresses, elphaba gets more brave and does more disjunct singing and at a higher tessitura
28
what leitmotif is verse 1 based off of?
elphaba’s leitmotif
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what weird rhythm thing does glinda do towards the end of the first chorus
triplet crotchet melody ‘you’re having delusions of grandeur’
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tonality at start?
ambiguous - elphaba sings in Db - glinda sings in D
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chordal movement at start
chromatic descending motion, in semitones
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tonality of link 1
B maj
33
chorus tonality
D maj
34
tonality in verse 1
D maj
35
tonality in b88 ‘unlimited’ section
G maj
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tonality in bar 103 (2nd chorus)
D maj
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harmony in bar 115 (part of mainly instrumental building-up section) | the bit that’s like ‘I hope you’re happy now that you’re choosing this’
chromatic
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tonality in bar 168 (build up to final tutti finale)
B minor
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tonality at end
D major