West Side Story was written in;
1938
1958
1978
1998
'West Side Story' is based on which Shakesperian play?
Hamlet
Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Romeo and Juliet
Which styles of music are used in this song?
Serialism
Bebop jazz
Classical
Blues
Minimalism
Electronic
Rock and roll
The lyrics were written by Stephen Sondheim
Jazz based harmony is used in 'Something's Coming'. This means that;
Notes of the Blues scale have been added to the chord
Notes of the Blues scale and dissonances have been added to the chord
Dissonances have been added to the chord
Syncopated rhythms are not used.
A 'Push rhythm' is;
The beat is anticipated - before the main beat.
The beat is on the main beat.
The beat is delayed - after the main beat
The motif is based on the interval of a Tritone
Long riffs (sections) are used throughout the piece.
Cross rhythms are used in the section, 'Or whistling down the river.'
The piece uses;
Snappy short phrases against long sustained notes.
Snappy short phrases against short notes.
Long phrases against long sustained notes.
Long phrases against short snappy notes.
The structure of the song is;
Intro, section A, section B, section B1, section A1, outro.
Intro, section A, section B1, section B, section A1, outro.
The key in the introduction is;
C major
G major
D major
A major
In the introduction there is a fast one in a bar tempo. This means that the time signature is;
2/4
3/4
4/4
6/8
How many notes are in the ostinato bass part in the introduction?
6
5
4
3
Tony's entry uses a syncopated push rhythm.
In section A, word painting is used on the fast repeating notes of which words;
Or whistling down the river
Could be, who knows?
It's only just out of reach, Down the block, on a beach,
It may come cannonballing down through the sky,
Accents are used on 'sky', 'eye', 'due', and 'true'.
The note that is sung at the end of the phrase, 'Coming to me-------' is the;
Lowest note of the song so far.
Highest note of the song so far.
At the end of section A, the music modulates to;
At the end of section A, the bass part does not change to an um-pah style.
In section B the time signature changes to 2/4
At the start of section B, a new four note riff is used in the middle of the texture. The beat value used is;
Quavers
Crotchets
Minims
Semibreves
In section B on beat crotchets add to the conviction that something is coming
Which type of beat is used on' whistling down the river' to free it from the accompaniment?
Triplets
In section B, chromatic harmonies and parallel 4ths are used to create suspense and mystery.
In the third vocal phrase in section B, which type of chord is used to temporarily take the music out of key?
Tritone
Neopolitian
Chromatic
In section A1, the time signature stays in 2/4.
Which interval is used at the end on the words, 'maybe tonight' to create suspension and tension
Major 3rd
Perfect 5th
Octave
The outro consists of an 'ad lib fade'.
The orchestra that Bernstein uses is;
Large. Most woodwind and brass parts are doubled.
Small. Most woodwind and brass parts are halved.
Usual size.
'Something's coming' is a solo song or aria.
