Defying Gravity - From the Broadway musical Wicked - by Stephen Schwartz

Question 1

What is the song about?

Answer 1

It is an alternative telling of the witches, the two unlikely friends; Elphaba and Glinda the Good.

Question 2

Short Stave

Answer 2

A short score has more than one instrument on some staves and only includes the most important elements.

Question 3

Crossed Note Head

Answer 3

Shows the lyric is spoken

Question 4

Key of the piece

Answer 4

Tonality at the beginning is ambiguous - Verses and choruses in D maj - modulates to G maj in the bridge, then to F maj.

Question 5

What is the tone from bar 88?

Answer 5

Bitonal - The simultaneous presence of two keys in a piece of music.

Question 6

What is the time signature of the first bar?

Answer 6

3/2

Question 7

What is the main time signature?

Answer 7

2/2

Question 8

What is the time signature from bar 88 to 114?

Answer 8

4/4

Question 9

Colla Voice

Answer 9

The vocalist can sing in a free manner and the other instruments should follow.

Question 10

What tempo changes are there?

Answer 10

Andante (moderately slow) , rall. (slow down), Allegro (brisk/fast speed), Moderato (at moderate pace).

Question 11

Maestoso meaning

Answer 11

In a majestic manor

Question 12

Written by who and when?

Answer 12

Stephen Schwartz, in 2003