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Something's Coming - Bernstein Flashcards

1
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What year was the piece composed in?

A

1958

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2
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What play was the piece from?

A

West Side Story

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3
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What was the play based on?

A

Romeo and Juliet

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4
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What scale does the piece use?

A

Blues scale

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5
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What interval is used?

A

Tritone (Three whole tone interval)

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6
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Syllabic or Melismatic?

A

Syllabic

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7
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What is the melodic difference between the 2nd and 1st sections

A

The tessitura (vocal range) is higher in the second section than the first

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8
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What lengths of phrases are used?

A

Short 2 bar phrases

Longer 8 bar phrases

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9
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What techniques are used in the melody?

A

Word Painting

Melodic Riffs

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10
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What contrasts the lyrical phrases?

A

Longer notes and the fast-moving orchestra and jazzy opening phrases

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11
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How could the intervals be described?

A

Rising and chromatic

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12
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How are the phrases left?

A

Unresolved

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13
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What key is the piece in?

A

D major

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14
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What is the harmony based off?

A

Jazz

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15
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How many keys are used at once in some sections?

A

2 (Bitonality)

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16
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What type of chords are used?

A

Extended chords

17
Q

What extra type of notes are used?

A

Blues notes with conventional scales

18
Q

What type of tones are used?

19
Q

What reflects uncertainty in the piece?

A

The lack of a final perfect cadence

20
Q

What type of rhythms are there?

A

Cross-rhythms
Push rhythms
Driving rhythms
Syncopation

21
Q

What techniques are frequently used?

A

Accents

Ostinato

22
Q

What is the time signature of the piece?

A

Starts 3/4, then switches between 2/4 and 3/4

23
Q

What happens in the lyrical section?

A

Triplets are used and the note lengths are longer

24
Q

How many sections are there in the piece?

25
Q

How many main themes are there in the piece?

26
Q

What are the elements of the structure?

A 
Intro
Section A
Section B
Sections A1 and B1
Outro
27
Q

What cadence does the piece end on?

A

An unresolved flat 7th C Natural

28
Q

What is the instrumentation of the piece?

A 
Large Orchestra (30 Players)
Piccolo, flute, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, saxophones (SATB), horns, trumpets (one muted), trombones, violins, cellos and bass, drum-kit, percussion, piano, , and guitars
29
Q

What techniques are used on the instruments

A

Tremolo and pizzicato strings

Brushes on drums

30
Q

What is the texture of the piece?

A

Melody-dominated homophony

31
Q

How could the dynamics be described?

A

Dramatic contrasts

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