What style is Elphaba's vocal lines in Defying Gravity?
Triadic style
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What intervals are prominently used in Defying Gravity?
4th's and 5th's
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What is a Rallantando, and why is it used in Defying Gravity?
A gradual decrease in speed. Used to allow more expression from the vocalists
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What are the three time signatures in Defying Gravity?
2/2, 3/2, and 4/4
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What form structure is Defying Gravity?
Verse/Chorus form
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What tonality and structure is Star Wars?
Bb major, Ternary form
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In Star Wars, what is Section B based around?
4th and 7th leaps
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In Star Wars, what is Section A based around?
Bb and F
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In Star Wars, what type of harmony is used in the first 7 bars?
Quartal Harmony
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What, in Star Wars, is used to create a mystic sound?
Augmented intervals in bar 32-39
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What is the main texture in Star Wars?
Homophonic
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Describe the tonality in Killer Queen.
It is mostly in Eb major - verses start in C minor - choruses start in Bb major
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Describe the texture in Killer Queen.
Homophonic, with gradual increase from very light texture - chordal texture for vocal at the start and end of chorus - guitar parts in parallel thirds - brief contrapuntal parts (Bar 62)
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in Killer Queen, describe what happens in Bars 6-7, Bars 10-11, and Bar 15.
Rising 6th (6-7), Octave leap (10-11), Portamento on 'Queen' (15)
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Describe the harmony in Killer Queen.
Root position triads - some inversion and 7th chords - mainly diatonic and some chromatic - expressive dissonance - parallel harmonies in backing vocals - descending chromatic scale.
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Describe the rhythm in Killer Queen.
The majority of the song 12/8 - swing feel - moderately fast 112 dotted crotchet bpm - use of syncopation - each verse and chorus begins with an anacrusis.
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What is a Concerto grosso and how is it used in Brandenburg Concerto?
It is a piece created for a group of solo instruments accompanied by an orchestra - The solo instruments in this piece are Flute, Violin, and Harpsichord.
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Describe the melody in Brandenburg Concerto.
Based on triadic, scalic idea's - Section B based on the subject (section A) but transposed to B minor - use of sequences - trills and appoggiatura - ornamentation added by performer
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Describe the harmony in Brandenburg Concerto.
Simple diatonic chords - mostly triads in root position or first inversion - dominant 7th's - discord from ornamentation - tonic and dominant pedals - perfect cadence to end each section
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Describe the texture in Brandenburg Concerto.
Monophonic (Bars 1-2 and 233-234) - contrapuntal - use of imitation - section is fugal - some tutti sections - canon (e.g. 193)
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Describe the rhythm in Brandenburg Concerto?
Allegro - written in 2/4 - triplet quavers make it sound 6/8 - gigue style - lots of triplets and dotted rhythms - semi quavers in the harpsichord.
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What structure is Music for a While?
Ternary form (ABA1)
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what instruments in Music for a While play the Basso Continuo?
Bass Viol, Harpsichord, Flute.
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What vocal style is used in Music for a While?
Tenor/Countertenor
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Describe the melody in Music for a While.
Stepwise and occasional leaps - passing notes - range of just over an octave - rising sequences used - ornamentation (trills, appoggiatura, mordents)
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Describe word setting and painting in Music for a While.
Mainly syllabic but some melisma - word repetition - descending notes on 'drops' - discord on 'pains' - long melisma on 'eternal'
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Describe harmony in Music for a While.
Ground bass is 3 bars long - chord progression of root position and first inversion chords - Tierce de Picardie used (A instead of Am)
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Front
What intervals are prominently used in Defying Gravity?
Back
4th's and 5th's
Card 3
Front
What is a Rallantando, and why is it used in Defying Gravity?
Back
Card 4
Front
What are the three time signatures in Defying Gravity?
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