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| From the musical West Side Story, set in New York. Third song in the show. Solo number sung by lead character Tony. He is optimistic about a better, gang-free future. Plot based on Romeo and Juliet. Written in 1958. | CONTEXT |
| Builds up in layers of independent parts. | TEXTURE |
| Major throughout. Uses bitonality in places. Begins in D major - modulates to C major. | HARMONY |
| Accompaniment uses jazz based harmony. Blue notes and dissonances. Tritone - creates tension. | HARMONY |
| Short syncopated riffs. Blue notes and tritones used. Section B - lyrical legato phrases. 'Around the corner'. 8 bar phrasing. Cross rhythms. Ends on the blue note. Creating suspense. Unresolved. 'Something's coming' - always accented and on the beat to drive the message of the song. | MELODY |
| Solo singer - tenor voice. Medium sized orchestra - 5 woodwind players, 2 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, violins, cellos, double basses, drum kit, percussion, piano, guitar. | INSTRUMENTS |
| Syllabic throughout. Word painting - "it may came cannon-balling down through the sky" | WORD-SETTING |
| Fast, allegro. On in a bar feel. Stays the same throughout. | TEMPO |
| Syncopation. Cross rhythms and push rhythms. Changes between 3/4 and 2/4 time signatures. | RHYTHM AND METRE |
| Unconventional song structure. Intro - A - B - B1 - A1 - Outro. | STRUCTURE |
| Starts pianissimo. Forte at 'it may come cannon-balling.' Changes of dynamics create excitement and build tension. | DYNAMICS |
| Syncopated rhythm, short riff. Jazz based harmony. 'Um-pah' style accompaniment. |
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| Word painting. Off beat accents. Change of metre. |
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| Cross rhythms. Longer, legato phrase. |
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