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L. Bernstein: 'Something's Coming' from West Side Story

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Music Quiz on L. Bernstein: 'Something's Coming' from West Side Story, created by jacqui.davies on 19/04/2014.
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Question 1

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West Side Story was written in;
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  • 1938
  • 1958
  • 1978
  • 1998

Question 2

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'West Side Story' is based on which Shakesperian play?
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  • Hamlet
  • Midsummer Night's Dream
  • Much Ado About Nothing
  • Romeo and Juliet

Question 3

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Which styles of music are used in this song?
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  • Serialism
  • Bebop jazz
  • Classical
  • Blues
  • Minimalism
  • Electronic
  • Rock and roll

Question 4

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The lyrics were written by Stephen Sondheim
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  • True
  • False

Question 5

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Jazz based harmony is used in 'Something's Coming'. This means that;
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  • 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

Question 6

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Syncopated rhythms are not used.
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  • True
  • False

Question 7

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A 'Push rhythm' is;
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  • The beat is anticipated - before the main beat.
  • The beat is on the main beat.
  • The beat is delayed - after the main beat

Question 8

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The motif is based on the interval of a Tritone
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  • True
  • False

Question 9

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Long riffs (sections) are used throughout the piece.
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  • True
  • False

Question 10

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Cross rhythms are used in the section, 'Or whistling down the river.'
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  • True
  • False

Question 11

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The piece uses;
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  • 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.

Question 12

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The structure of the song is;
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  • Intro, section A, section B, section B1, section A1, outro.
  • Intro, section A, section B, section B1, section A1, outro.
  • Intro, section A, section B1, section B, section A1, outro.

Question 13

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The key in the introduction is;
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  • C major
  • G major
  • D major
  • A major

Question 14

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In the introduction there is a fast one in a bar tempo. This means that the time signature is;
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  • 2/4
  • 3/4
  • 4/4
  • 6/8

Question 15

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How many notes are in the ostinato bass part in the introduction?
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  • 6
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3

Question 16

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Tony's entry uses a syncopated push rhythm.
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  • True
  • False

Question 17

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In section A, word painting is used on the fast repeating notes of which words;
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  • 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,

Question 18

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Accents are used on 'sky', 'eye', 'due', and 'true'.
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  • True
  • False

Question 19

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The note that is sung at the end of the phrase, 'Coming to me-------' is the;
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  • Lowest note of the song so far.
  • Highest note of the song so far.

Question 20

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At the end of section A, the music modulates to;
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  • C major
  • G major
  • D major
  • A major

Question 21

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At the end of section A, the bass part does not change to an um-pah style.
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  • True
  • False

Question 22

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In section B the time signature changes to 2/4
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  • True
  • False

Question 23

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At the start of section B, a new four note riff is used in the middle of the texture. The beat value used is;
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  • Quavers
  • Crotchets
  • Minims
  • Semibreves

Question 24

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In section B on beat crotchets add to the conviction that something is coming
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  • True
  • False

Question 25

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Which type of beat is used on' whistling down the river' to free it from the accompaniment?
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  • Quavers
  • Triplets
  • Crotchets

Question 26

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In section B, chromatic harmonies and parallel 4ths are used to create suspense and mystery.
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  • True
  • False

Question 27

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In the third vocal phrase in section B, which type of chord is used to temporarily take the music out of key?
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  • Tritone
  • Blues
  • Neopolitian
  • Chromatic

Question 28

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In section A1, the time signature stays in 2/4.
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  • True
  • False

Question 29

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Which interval is used at the end on the words, 'maybe tonight' to create suspension and tension
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  • Major 3rd
  • Perfect 5th
  • Tritone
  • Octave

Question 30

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Which interval is used at the end on the words, 'maybe tonight' to create suspension and tension
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  • Major 3rd
  • Perfect 5th
  • Tritone
  • Octave

Question 31

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The outro consists of an 'ad lib fade'.
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  • True
  • False

Question 32

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The orchestra that Bernstein uses is;
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  • Large. Most woodwind and brass parts are doubled.
  • Small. Most woodwind and brass parts are halved.
  • Usual size.

Question 33

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'Something's coming' is a solo song or aria.
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  • True
  • False
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