Defying gravity from Wicked summary

Question 1

Tempo

Answer 1

Begins with colla voce
Regularly changing tempo - impacting on mood
Verse mainly moderato
Chorus mainly allegro
Many rallentando’s to lead into new sections

Question 2

Metre

Answer 2

Regularly changing
When settles 4/4

Question 3

Tonality

Answer 3

Regularly changing
Verse and chorus D major

Question 4

Structure

Answer 4

Verse and chorus structure
With introduction, links, vamps, outro

Question 5

Instrumentation

Answer 5

Traditional orchestra
With modern instruments
Percussion important
Vocal duet between Elphaba and Glinda
Guitar with overdrive
Violin tremolando - creates anticipation/tension

Question 6

Harmony

Answer 6

Extended chords
Unresolved harmonies

Question 7

Texture

Answer 7

Largely melody and accompaniment or homophonic

Question 8

Rhythmic features

Answer 8

Lots of syncopation
Metrical displacement create driving rhythm

Question 9

Melodic features

Answer 9

Motifs that reappear
Intervals of a 4th or 5th are important - show power, determination

Question 10

Style/period

Answer 10

Musical theatre