Somethings Coming Flashcards
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Where was he born
Massachusetts
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What Mirrors the plot of this piece?
Romeo and Juliet
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What is somethings coming an example of?
A stage musical
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Musical features
Solo character
Singable melodies
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What is this influenced by?
Jazz and rock music
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Metre
3/4 but has cross rhythm so sounds 6/8
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Tonality
D major
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Tempo
176bpm
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Dynamics
Pp
Half whispering impatient breathless
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Pitch
Short riffs with sustained notes and short phrases
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Rhythm
Syncopation Ostinati Cross rhythms working against each other Push rhythms anticipate the beat Accented off beats
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Harmony
Tritone
Jazz harmony
Ordinary chords have blue notes
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Texture
Has lot of different layers
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Intro
Uses 3 beat ostinato to exciting mood
Jazz harmony
Syncopated
And tritone
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Bar A how many and how does it start off
4-39
Very quiet then the words could be who knows has 3 beat ostinato with push Rhythms
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B bar how many and what’s the metre now?
Bar 40-105
More on beat Rhythm change of metre 2/4
Syncopated rhythms an blue notes riff
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Section B1
How many and more info
Bar 106-140
Shortened version of section B
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Section A1 and how many and what’s the metre now
Bar 141-157
Back to 3/4 metre
Maybe tonight sung the is base on the triton and the riff fades as the note is held
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Outro
How many bars
Bar 158 fade out
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Vocal?
Male tenor
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Instruments
17 instruments
Large orchestra
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When was he born?
1918-1990
