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Music Bernstein
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- 1Theme A"Could it be?"
Tritone between the bass note C and F sharp in vocal line.
F sharp resolves onto a G. - 2Theme B"It may come cannon balling down through the sky gleam in it's eye bright as a rose"
Declamatory repeated notes.
Mood is confident.
Loud dynamic .
Accented notes. - 3Theme C"Around the corner"
Long sustained notes.
Legato phrases.
Rising intervals.
Lyrical melody.
Optimistic mood. - 4Orchestra30 musicians.
5 woodwind, 2 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, 7 violins, 4 cellos, 2 double basses, Drum kit, 2 other percussionists, Piano, Guitar. - 5MusicalityJazz based harmony, syncopated rhythms, tritone interval, extensive use of short riffs, cross rhythms, layered textures, short phrases followed by long notes.
- 6More musicalitySong opens and closes in D major. It modulates to C major for two contrasting sections of the song. The tritone interval is central to the West Side Story score. Symbol of tragedy.
- 7Type of songSolo/Character song
- 8HistoryBased on Romeo and Juliet.
Film - 1961
Stephen Sondheim - Lyrics
Influenced by Latin American Jazz
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