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Bernstein - 'Somethings coming'
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Mind Map on Bernstein - 'Somethings coming', created by Wimbledon35 on 27/10/2014.
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Bernstein - 'Somethings coming'
Texture
Homophonic
Three main ideas
1. Repeated riff (opens the song)
2. Short, syncopated chords (bars 21-26)
fast, um-ch accompaniment (first heard bar 32 'me')
Harmony and Tonality
Harmony
Tonal
jazz-influenced
frequent 7th chords
added note chords
Sharpened fourths
creates a tritione
flattened sevenths
toner's last note
sense of incompletion
Rhythm, Metre and Tempo
metre - 3/4 and 2/4
fast tempo, syncopation and change in metre
Gives a feel of excitement and anticipation
Cross rhythms
accompaniment made of: on-beat bass part with off-beat chords
Structure and Melody
syllabic
three main themes:
1. Quiet, syncopated opening theme
2. Loud, strident theme 2/4, first heard bar 21
3. Lyrical, slow moving theme, first heard bar 73
Varies the themes
changes words and metre
Themes are alternated
repetitions are not exact
Instrumentation
solo tenor
accompaniment: Woodwind, Brass, Percussion and strings
Quiet dynamics
soft timbres
Homophonic texture
'air is humming'
strings us harmonics
tremolo
West Side Story
composed: 1957
set in New York
Rival gangs: Jets and Sharks
Tony and Maria are in Love
'Something Coming' is Tony's first solo
Musicals
Plays except a lot of it is sung in a popular style by actors
developed in the 1920's
Leonard Bernstein
American
Composed 'West Side Story'
Take inspiration from rhythms and harmonies of 20th century classical music and jazz
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