Something's Coming Flashcards
1
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Composer
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Leonard Bernstein
2
Q
Musical
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Light hearted drama which incorporates music and singing as part of the story
3
Q
Lyrics
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Stephen Sondheim
4
Q
Tony
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Tenor
5
Q
Based on
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Romeo and Juliet in the 1950s
6
Q
Structure
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Ternary Intro SA SB SB1 SA1 Otro
7
Q
Tonality
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D major
8
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SA SA1 Tonality
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D major
9
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SB SB1 Tonality
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C major then D major
10
Q
Harmony
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Lower auxiliary notes used in melody and accompaniment
Blue notes
Tritone
Last note is a flattened 7th, unresolved
11
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Texture
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Layers independent parts such as quick staccato and sustained countermelody
Mainly homophonic with melody and accompaniment
12
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Dynamics
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Range from ppp to ff in the vocal parts with added crescendos and diminuendo
13
Q
Tempo
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176 bpm
14
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Metre
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2/4
3/4
15
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Rhythm
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Syllabic Triplets Cross rhythms working against each other Push rhythms Accents on off beats
