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

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Music Quiz am L. Bernstein: 'Something's Coming' from West Side Story, erstellt von jacqui.davies am 19/04/2014.
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Zusammenfassung der Ressource

Frage 1

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

Frage 2

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

Frage 3

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

Frage 4

Frage
The lyrics were written by Stephen Sondheim
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 5

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

Frage 6

Frage
Syncopated rhythms are not used.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 7

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

Frage 8

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

Frage 9

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

Frage 10

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

Frage 11

Frage
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.

Frage 12

Frage
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.

Frage 13

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

Frage 14

Frage
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

Frage 15

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

Frage 16

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

Frage 17

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

Frage 18

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

Frage 19

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

Frage 20

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

Frage 21

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

Frage 22

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

Frage 23

Frage
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

Frage 24

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

Frage 25

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

Frage 26

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

Frage 27

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

Frage 28

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

Frage 29

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

Frage 30

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

Frage 31

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

Frage 32

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

Frage 33

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