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1
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In the melody of ‘somethings coming’ what is they a combination of?

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Short snappy phrases and long sustained lines

2
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When dose the opening melody come in, in ‘somethings coming’?

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On the syncopated ‘push’ 3rd beat with the sustained ‘could be’ line and ‘who knows’ from the tonic D to the dominant A

3
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What is the highest not song by Tony in ‘somethings coming’?

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Long sustained E

4
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In the sustained section from bar 72 with 4 and 8 bar phrase what is they use of that makes it sound more speech like in ‘somethings coming’?

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Triplets (also melody is higher)

5
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Dose ‘somethings coming’ follow the conventional structure verse/chorus?

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No

6
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What is the structure of ‘somethings coming’?

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Introduction/section A/section B/section B1 (shortened)/section A1 (shortened)/outro

7
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What sections in ‘somethings coming’ are shortened?

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Section B1 and A1

8
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What tonality is ‘somethings coming’?

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D major

9
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What to notes dose the tonality change to in ‘somethings coming’?

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C major then returns back to D major

10
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Is ‘somethings coming’ jazz influenced and what type of chords are they in the harmony?

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Yes

Extended chords with added 7ths 9ths etc

11
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Are they use of repeated riffs in ‘somethings coming’?

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Yes

12
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Is they use of blues notes and repeated 7ths in ‘somethings coming’?

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Yes

13
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What is the tritons a diminish of in ‘somethings coming’?

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5th

14
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What is they use of in the rhythm of ‘somethings coming’?

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Syncopation

15
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What beat is the push rhythm on in ‘somethings coming’?

What dose it give a feel of?

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3rd beat

Anticipation and excitement

16
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What meter is ‘somethings coming’ in?

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3/4 which changes to 2/4 and returns to 3/4,

17
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What type of rythm are they use of in ‘somethings coming’?

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Cross rhythms

18
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How would you describe the texture of ‘somethings coming’?

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Layered

19
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Where dose the song ‘somethings coming’ written by Bernstine come from?

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West side story musical