Defying Gravity

Question 1

Give 3 features of musical songs.

Answer 1

• The tunes are easy to sing.
• The harmony is diatonic (harmony in a major or minor key)
• The song structure is often simple.

Question 2

Define a leitmotif.

Answer 2

• A leitmotif is a phrase or piece of music that represents a particular character, place or emotion.

Question 3

What is the ‘Unlimited’ theme in Defying Gravity?

Answer 3

• It is a theme in DG that uses the first seven notes of the melody of ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’