Defying Gravity Flashcards
name 3 instruments are added with the traditional orchestra and why they are added
bass trombone, electric guitar, drum kit, electric keyboard patches. They are added to bulk up the orchestra
what is a leitmotif
a recurring musical idea associated with a theme or character or place.
what is a motif
a short melodic phrase of just a few notes
name a motif in defying gravity and what pitches is uses
it is motif x and it is very similar to somewhere over a rainbow and it uses the pitches D E F-sharp G
describe what motif b and c are
motif B is elphabas theme and is derived from the seven pitches of motif X and both X and B are played throughout the whole of the production
Motif C is also derived from motif X
what is metrical shifting
When the downbeat is shifted to a different part of the bar
Describe the contour of the most of the key phrases
It is mainly 4ths and 5ths
what is the time signature at the beginning
3/2
what does the chorus modulate to
d major
what does bitonal mean
it refers to music in two different keys at the same time
what is the structure like
introduction, verse 1, chorus 1, link 1, verse 2, chorus 2, second dialogue section, first bridge, chorus 3 , link 2, revised version of the introduction, vamp section, second bridge, chorus 4, link 3, coda
what are bare fifths and what do they do
chords without the third and therefore don’t show completely if its major or minor
what is an augmented chord
a triad built up on two major thirds: A flat- C and C-E
name another musical composer and at least 2 of there works
Andrew Lloyd Webber : Cats, phantom of the opera
who wrote Defying gravity
Stephan Schwartz
