Defying Gravity: Wicked

Question 1

What key is the first section?

Answer 1

D major

Question 2

What key is the second section?

Answer 2

F major

Question 3

What key is the third section?

Answer 3

D major

Question 4

What key is the fourth section?

Answer 4

G major

Question 5

What is the style of the song?

Answer 5

Musical theatre, duet with chorus joining at the end

Question 6

What is the tempo bars 1-19?

Answer 6

Free

Question 7

What is the tempo bars 20-48?

Answer 7

Andante

Question 8

What is the tempo bars 49-87?

Answer 8

Allegro

Question 9

What is the tempo bars 88-102?

Answer 9

Moderato

Question 10

What is the tempo bars 103-110?

Answer 10

Allegro

Question 11

What is the tempo bars 111-128?

Answer 11

Andante

Question 12

What is the tempo bars 129-161?

Answer 12

Allegro

Question 13

What is the tempo bars 162-167?

Answer 13

Andante

Question 14

What is the tempo bars 168-177?

Answer 14

Maestoso - Coda

Question 15

How does the piece open?

Answer 15

With stab chords and a full orchestra

Question 16

What are the opening bars of the intro described as?

Answer 16

Colla voce

Question 17

What is the texture of the intro?

Answer 17

Melody dominated homophony

Question 18

What is the tonality at the beginning of the intro?

Answer 18

Ambiguous tonality starts with D major, C# minor and C major chords

Question 19

Describe how the strings play in verse 1?

Answer 19

Tremolo

Question 20

What is the texture at the opening of the intro?

Answer 20

Monophonic

Question 21

Describe the chords played in verse 1

Answer 21

Bare fifths

Question 22

Describe the rhythm in the chorus

Answer 22

Syncopation, cross rhythms, triplets

Question 23

How does the melody of the bridge start?

Answer 23

With an octave leap

Question 24

What is the order of the parts of the song?

Answer 24

Intro, dialogue 1, verse 1, chorus 1, link 1, verse 2, chorus 2, dialogue 2, chorus 3, link 2, vamp, bridge 2, chorus 4, link 3, coda