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something's coming
Cards in this deck (8)
- 1date1957
- 2background (3)based on Romeo and Juliet
character of Tony's first solo, establishing his optimistic character
incorporates elements of latin american and jazz music - 3instrumentation (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 - 4structure (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 - 5harmony 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) - 6rhythm, 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 - 7melody (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 - 8texturehomophonic
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- GCSE Music (music in the 20th century) Flashcards on something's coming, created by jenny sclater on 01/05/2017.
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