DEFYING GRAVITY SET WORK REVISION Flashcards
who composed the soundtrack for the musical wicked
Stephen schwartz
when did the musical wicked premier
2003
who are the 2 main characters of wicked
elphaba and glinda
what story is wicked originally based on
the wizard of oz, told in the perspective of the witches
where is the song in the running order of the play
positioned at the end of the first act
what is a leitmotif
phrase of piece of music that represents a particular character, place, place or emotion.
what structure does defying gravity follow
verse chorus
complete the structure of the song
intro, interlude 1, verse 1, chorus 1, verse 2, chorus 2, interlude 2, chorus 3, repeat of intro, verse 3, chorus, coda
what is special about the ‘unlimited theme’
it contains the first 7 notes of ‘somewhere over the rainbow’ from the wizard of oz , 8 shared notes can trigger the copyright law.
what makes the unlimited theme different to somewhere over the rainbow
uses completely different rythms
what is a marking at the start of the piece
‘follow the voice’
what is the vocal style
syllabic
what key is the majority of the piece in?
Db major with modulations to Gb major
what are some other keys used in the piece
Emaj.
Bmaj
Gmaj
what is a suspended chord
chords with a 2nd or 4th instead of a 3rd
