Bernstein

Question 1

Made of _ ideas

Answer 1

3

Question 2

Idea 1?

Answer 2

“Could it be”

Question 3

Idea 2?

Answer 3

“It may be cannon-balling down through thesky”

Question 4

Idea 3?

Answer 4

“Around the Corner”

Question 5

Sung by whom?

Answer 5

Tony!

Question 6

Lot of syllabic notes, meaning what?

Answer 6

one note per syllable

Question 7

Ends on a _______ __ making it sound unfinished

Answer 7

Flattened 7th (dunno what it means but its a thing)

Question 8

phrases are ______ and ___ ____ long

Answer 8

Short, two bars

Question 9

uses notes from which scale?

Answer 9

Blues

Question 10

Uses what instrumentation

Answer 10

FULL ORCHESTRA (“DUN DUN DUNNNNN!!!”)

Question 11

Name 4 instruments used…

Answer 11

Horns,
trumpets
violins
cellos
double basses
drum kit
percussion
piano
guitar (Acoustic and electric)

Question 12

Male Vocalist is….

Answer 12

Tenor (Tony is a Tenor)

Question 13

The trumpets are

Answer 13

Muted

Question 14

Tremolo…

Answer 14

Strings

Question 15

Pizzicato

Answer 15

Strings (like that bit miss likes in Jeff Buckley)

Question 16

Rhythms are… (everyone’s favourite word)

Answer 16

SYNCOPATED!!!1!!!!1!11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111!1!!!!!!11!!!1!!

Question 17

What does push rhythm mean?

Answer 17

the beat is anticipated

Question 18

Rhythmic r____

Answer 18

Riffs (or ostinato)

Question 19

time signature changes between…

Answer 19

3/4 and 2/4

Question 20

the tempo…

Answer 20

doesnt change

Question 21

Harmony is

Answer 21

Jazz based

Question 22

Uses blues notes, which are…?

Answer 22

Flattened 7ths 9ths and 11ths

Question 23

Large range of dynamics from ___ to ___

Answer 23

ppp, ff

Question 24

____ at the end (Dynamics)

Answer 24

Fades out

Question 25

What is used to emphasise syncopation?

Answer 25

accents

Question 26

M_______ D_______ H______

Answer 26

Melody dominated Homophony

Question 27

Uses of technology?

Answer 27

NONE!

Question 28

Structure is In what order?

Answer 28

- Intro - Section A - Section B - Section B1 - Section A1 - Outro

Question 29

What is the differnece between the sections A/B and The sections B1/A1?

Answer 29

A1/B1 is a slightly shorter version of A/B

Question 30

Tonality?

Answer 30

D major

Question 31

Modulates to What key?

Answer 31

C major

Question 32

What key does it finish in?

Answer 32

D major

Question 33

Which musical is this piece from?

Answer 33

West side story

Question 34

When was this piece written?

Answer 34

1957

Question 35

Who wrote the lyrics?

Answer 35

Stephen Sondheim (Like soundheim but sondheim)