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Defying Gravity by Stephen Schwartz Flashcards

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1
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list as many features of the melody of DG as you can

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  • mostly conjunct
  • some leaps - 5ths and compound 5ths
  • word painting - ‘leap’
  • scalic
  • outlines D maj chord - ‘its time’
  • rising bassline before C1
  • dissonance - ensemble - and resolution (violin - ‘still be’)
  • edited quote from ‘wizard and i’ - ‘you can’
  • rising sequence - ‘hurt’
  • ostinato - repeated high quavers - and semiquavers - notes from somewhere over the rainbow - ‘unlimited’ - spread throughout
  • legato
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2
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describe the structure of DG

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  • verse-chorus with added sections
  • intro: I hope you’re happy
  • V1: something has changed
  • C1: it’s time to try
  • V2: I’m through accepting limits
  • C2: i’d sooner try
  • bridge: unlimited
  • C3: just you and I
  • varied intro reprise: so if you care
  • C4: tell them how I’m
  • coda: and nobody in all of oz
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list as many features of the harmony DG as you can

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  • chromatically descending chords
  • sus chords
  • bare 5th power chords
  • 3rd harmonies
  • unison
  • low loud brass chords
  • interrupted and imperfect cadences
  • initial slow harmonic rhythm, slows then speeds up
  • root position chords
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4
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describe the tonality of DG

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  • ambiguous
  • B maj, D maj, B min, G maj
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5
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describe the texture of DG

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  • sparse texture at first with monophonic vocals
  • chordal accompaniment
  • counterpoint
  • tutti
  • ostinato
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list as many features of the instrumentation of DG as you can

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  • elphaba is mezzo soprano
  • glock and synth
  • guitar with overdrive
  • violin and strings with tremolo
  • low brass
  • fanfare-like - tutti climax
  • chordal and sustained
  • tubular bells
  • starts colla voce
  • drums
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describe the rhythm, metre, tempo of DG

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  • 3/2 then 2/2
  • triplets with syncopated version
  • counterpoint climax
  • tempo faster at climax chorus reprise, contrast at coda
  • recitative
  • metrical displacement
  • ff, mf, sf, pp, maestoso, andante
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give an example of a rising bassline in DG

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b.46-48 to build anticipation

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give an example of a rising sequence in DG

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b.6-7 ‘hurt your cause’

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10
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give an example of a sequence in DG

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Elphaba’s intro is one semitone below Glinda’s but the same pattern (D vs Db)

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give an example of when the D maj chord is outlined by the melody

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  • unlimited theme
  • bar 50 chorus ‘it’s time to try’ (d is the tonic, this is the title hook and leading melody)
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12
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give an example where DG is scalic

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b.49-50 broken chords

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13
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give an example of ostinato in DG

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b.88 onwards - D f# and G, unlimited notes

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give an example where DG references other songs

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  • b.23 ‘You can still be with the wizard’ is an edited quote from the Wizard and I
  • unlimited notes come from somewhere over the rainbow
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15
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give an example of how DG is mostly conjunct

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bar 2 ‘I hope you’re happy’ also syllabic

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16
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what is ostinato

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17
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what does colla voce mean

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what does recitative mean

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what does monophonic mean

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20
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what is melody dominated homophony

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21
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give an example of some leaps in DG

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  • perfect 5th b.34 ‘has changed
  • compound 5th b.140 ‘lately every’
  • 8ve b.135 at belting climax
  • 11th b.39-40 ‘the rules’
22
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give an example of word-painting in DG

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  • b.49 ‘leap’
  • b.168 ‘down’ note stays high
23
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give an example of dissonance and resolution in DG

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b. 174 - ‘bring her’ to ‘down’
- b.24-25 ‘still be with the wizard’

24
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give an example of low loud brass chords in DG

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b.20 to hint at main song, andn b.58

25
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give an example of chromatically descending chords in DG

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b1-13 - D, C#m, C, B then Db, Cm, Cb

26
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when does the harmonic rhythm speed up in DG?

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b.40 ‘rules of someone else’s game’

27
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give an example of power chords in DG

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b51 onwards - B5-G5-A5-A5 repeatedg

28
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give an example of an imperfect cadence in DG

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b.48-49 D-A

29
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give an example of an interrupted cadence in DG

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b168 goes to Bm

30
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give an example of 3rd harmony in DG

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b107 ‘you and I’

31
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give an example of unison in DG

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b18-20 ‘I hope you’re happy right now’, b105

32
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give an example of root position chords in DG

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b11

33
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give an example of sus chords in DG

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b42 Csus2 and Dsus4

34
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what does the ambiguous tonality of DG singify?

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questioning characters

35
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when does DG modulate to G?

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b88 contrasting section (unlimited)

36
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when does DG modulate to D?

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b 33 at the start of song proper and at b103

37
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when does DG modulate to B?

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b20

38
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when does DG modulate to C?

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b129-131

39
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give an example of counterpoint in DG

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b168 climax

40
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when does the accompaniment become homophonic and chordal in DG?

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b111

41
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give an example of drum techniques used in dg

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  • closed hi-hat crotchets for rhythmic momentum b51 ‘defying gravity’
  • b122 cymbal roll bring excitement for key change
42
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give an example of guitar techniques used in dg

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b45 overdrive

43
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give an example where tubular bells are used in dg

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b147 ethereal sonority

44
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give an example where glockenspiel and synth are used in dg

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  • synth b33 outlines d maj
  • b80 high glock quavers - magical
45
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give an example where there is strong piano accompaniment in dg

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3rd chorus b103

46
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give an example of metrical displacement in dg

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b51-53 - 3 notes before repeat doesnt fit 44 time sig

47
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why does the time sig of dg change?

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to fit the words

48
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give an example of triplets in dg

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b 60 ‘can’t i make you understand’ has a syncopated version b63

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