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Flashcards by Harriette Spence, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Harriette Spence
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| Question | Answer |
| What is a jazz chord? | A chord with an added ' blue note ' (Flattened 3rd & 7th) |
| What is syncopation? | Melodies or rhythms in which there is emphasis on off-beats. |
| What is a push rhythm? | Emphasis on a note that occurs before the off-beat. |
| What is a Tritone interval? | Main motif of the musical Dissonant sounding creates a sense of unease. |
| What are short riffs? | Short repeated pattern in bass or inner part. |
| What is the definition of layered textures? | Long notes in voice against short snappy riffs in clarinets and strings. |
| What are cross rhythms? | 3 beats in voice superimposed over 4 beats in accompaniment. |
| What year was Bernstein born? | 1918. |
| When did Bernstein die? | 1990. |
| Give 1 example of what he did/who he was... | -American composer. -Pianist and conductor of the New York Philharmonic. -composed for many ballets and musicals. |
| Name 5 musical styles of the 20th century... | -popular music of the day. -classical. -blues. -jazz. -Rock and Roll. |
| Name 5 musical forms used in the 20th century... | -Aria -Duet -Trio -Chorus -Dance |
| What is an solo song called? | Aria |
| What is it called when the whole cast join in the song? | Chorus |
| What styles are used in West Side Story? | Blues, Latin American Dance music, Bebop jazz and rock 'n' roll. |
| What instrument groups were used in the musical? | Strngs, woodwind, brass, guitars( electric andacoustic) and percussion. |
| Instruments included in brass section and numbers... | 2 french horns 3 trumpets 2 trombones |
| How many woodwind players were used? | 5 |
| Instruments included in string section and numbers... | 7 violins 4 cellos 2 double basses |
| Percussion section includes... | Vibraphone Marimba Xylophone Tubular bells Drum kit Piano |
| What is West Side Story's plot based on? | Based on Shakespeare's tragic drama Romeo and Juliet. Social problems in the 1950's Racial tension |
| Which number is someting's coming in the musical West Side Story? | 3rd |
| What type of song is something's coming? | Aria-sung by Tony |
| Fast .... + ..... Tonality = exitement and anticipation. | 1.Tempo 2.Major |
| What is the structure Of someting's coming? | Intro - A - B - A1 - B1 - Outro |
| What tonality and key is the intro In? | -Major -D major |
| What is the mood of the intro? | Sets an exited mood. |
| What does the tritone in opening chord create? | Creates a jazz chord of D major with aug 4th of g# |
| What is happening in the bass line? | 3 crotchet ostinato in bass line. |
| What time signature is the Intro in? | 3/4 |
| What is the tonality of section A? | D major |
| What time signature is section A in? | 3/4 |
| What are the vocals like In section A and what to they suggest? | Breathy vocals (short phrases) suggests exitement and anticipation |
| How is the tritone used in sec A? | Melodically |
| What suggests looking forward in section A? | Long sustained notes over busy accompaniment | {Layered textures} |
| Long ........... on '......' Note (flattened 7th in D major) On ...... And ...... | 1.crescendo 2.blue 3.shows 4.trees |
| Where is the syncopated 'push' in the intro? | Before the third beat of the bar |
| Where is the syncopated 'push' in sec A? | On third beat of the bar |
| What is the tonality of section B? | C major Down a tone from B major |
| What are the vocals like in section B and what do they suggest? | Breathy vocal line (short phrases) suggests exitement, anticipation, suspense and mystery. |
| Whatis the accompaniment of sec B like and what effect does it have? | Fas quaver accompaniment (oom-pah) creates a sense of urgency. |
| ..... Riff in ...... Parts in section B | 1.Minim 2.Inner |
| What tYpe of chords are included in sec B? | Jazz chords |
| What is the time signature for sec B? | 2/4 |
| What is the tritone heard as in sec B? | F# - C and C - F# |
| When does the syncopated push occur in sec B? | Beforefirst beat of bar. |
| What is word painting? | Musical technique of writing music that rflects the literal meaningof the song e.g. Ascending scales would accompany a song about going up. |
| When was west side story composed? | 1957 |
| What does syllabic mean? | There is a note for each syllable in the word. |
| What is the main texture of the accompaniment? | Homophonic |
| What vocal part does Tony sing? | Tennor |
| 'The air is humming' is depicted by......... | The hig violins in the orchestral accompaniment. |
| What is a blue note? | A 'bent' nite between the minor and Major third. |
| In what bars is there a push rhythm in the bass part? | 1-20 |
| How does Bernstein Creae a sense of exitement andexpectancy? | Fast tempo, driving rhythms, tritone and push rhythms. |
| What is a riff? | A short repeated rhythm. |
| What is an ostinato? | Repeated rhythms that drives the music forward. |
| What 2 features make up the harmony? | Jazz chord and tritone |
| What 2 features make up the melody? | Tritone and blues notes. |
| Where was WWS first performed? | Broadway NYC |
| What is a tritone interval? | 2 notes, 3 tones apart augmented 4th f + b |
| How many sections does something's coming have? | 6 |
| What is an interval? | An interval is the distance between two pitches. |
| What does the interval of a tritone sound like and how dos it effect the music? | Sounds jarring and unsettles it creates musical tension. |
| What could the tension in the msuic be related to in the play? | It could be related to the tension between the two rival gangs. |
| What is the harmony made up of? | Blue notes |
| What isthe mood of them A? 'Could it be' | Quite tentative. |
| What is the mood of theme B? 'It may come cannonballing....' | Mood s much more confident. |
| What is the moodof theme C? 'Around the corner' | O |
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