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FlashCards por jenny sclater, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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Criado por jenny sclater
mais de 7 anos atrás
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| Questão | Responda |
| date | 1957 |
| background (3) | based on Romeo and Juliet character of Tony's first solo, establishing his optimistic character incorporates elements of latin american and jazz music |
| instrumentation (4) | solo tenor and full orchestra including: flute, bass, percussion and horns some players double-up on instruments harmonics on strings: "the air is humming" muted brass pizzicato strings |
| structure (5) | introduction sections: A - B - B1 - A1 two main sections each with a varied repeat outro linking to the change of scene ends unresolved on a flattened 7th (C natural), like Tony's future |
| harmony and tonality (6) | in D with two contrasting sections in C neapolitan chord in first inv. in bar 95 jazz based harmony: frequent 7th chords and other added note chords bi-tonal sections tritone used: unifying feature throughout West Side Story, unusual chromatic (bars 77-81) |
| rhythm, metre and tempo (4) | metre changes between 3/4 and 2/4 changes of metre, fast tempo and frequent syncopation → feeling of excitement and anticipation cross rhythms: (on-beat bass part with off-beat chords) and driving rhythms push ryhthms anticipating the beat |
| melody (5) | almost entirely syllabic word painting (e.g. cannon-balling down through the sky) use of tritone in melody line higher tessiture in 2nd section than 1st melodic riffs used |
| texture | homophonic |
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