Defying Gravity

Question 1

Composer

Answer 1

Stehen Shwartz

Question 2

Musical and year of release

Answer 2

Wicked, 2003

Question 3

Structure

Answer 3

Recitative intro
V1
C1
Link
V2
C2
Dialogue section
Bridge
C3
Revised intro
Verse 3
C4
Coda

Question 4

Tempo of intro

Answer 4

Marked colla voce

Question 5

Tempo of verses and choruses

Answer 5

Allegro

Question 6

Tempo of bridge

Answer 6

Moderato

Question 7

Tempo of coda

Answer 7

Maestoso

Question 8

Rhythmic features

Answer 8

Syncopation
Driving quavers
Ostinato in the chorus
Cross rhythm in bar 60

Question 9

Melodic description

Answer 9

Wide tessitura
Triadic
Conjuct and disjunct
Syllabic

Question 10

Texture

Answer 10

Homophonic

Question 11

Main tonality

Answer 11

D major

Question 12

Tonality of bridge

Answer 12

G major

Question 13

Modulations

Answer 13

B major, F major, Bi tonality (G andC)

Question 14

Common intervals

Answer 14

Perfect 4ths and 5ths

Question 15

Bare 5ths

Answer 15

No third note in chord, tonally ambiguous which denotes the oppurtunity for Elphaba to flee in verse 1

Question 16

Harmony

Answer 16

Between chorus 1 and verse 2 there is a perfect cadence
Produces a confident feel ready for “im through accepting limits”
Mixture of sining in unison and harmony

Question 17

Augmentation

Answer 17

Drum kit augmentates the rhythm in bar 75 makes the tempo feel like its reduced by a half