DEFYING GRAVITY

Question 1

lots of _____ changes

Answer 1

tempo changes

Question 2

s_____ d_____ at the end

Answer 2

slows down at the end

Question 3

frequent _____

Answer 3

frequent syncopation

Question 4

intro starts in __/__ time, then changes to __/__

Answer 4

starts in 3/2, changes to 2/2

Question 5

When verse 1 starts it then goes into __/__ time

Answer 5

4/4 time

Question 6

At bar 115 (“I hope you’re happy”) it goes back to __/__ time.

Answer 6

2/2 time

Question 7

There are several _____ or “_____” (when the tempo slows down), particularly at the end of sections. There is a _____ at the end of the whole piece.

Answer 7

rallentandos or “ralls”, rall

Question 8

_____ rhythms are used throughout, like the word “gra-vi-ty” in
the chorus

Answer 8

dotted

Question 9

trip___

Answer 9

triplets

Question 10

_____ rests often break up phrases

Answer 10

rests

Question 11

the main texture is _____

Answer 11

homophonic

Question 12

The intro has a _____ texture with chord _____ in the _____ and some
_____ bars

Answer 12

sparse texture, chord stabs, orchestra, monophonic bars

Question 13

Elphaba and Glinda usually sing _____ but sometimes sing together in _____

Answer 13

seperatley, unision

Question 14

The outro is _____, with Elphaba, Glinda and the chorus all singing
different musical ideas at the same time.

Answer 14

polyphonic

Question 15

There is an _____ accompaniment at bar __
Sometimes the orchestra play homophonic _____ textures, like at bar _____

Answer 15

ostinato accompaniment in bar 88, homophonic chordal textures in bar 132

Question 16

tonality

Answer 16

D major

Question 17

at the start the tonality is _____. It uses _____ chord sequences and _____ movement.

Answer 17

ambiguous, unrelated, chromatic

Question 18

during the intro the piece modulates briefly to __ major

Answer 18

B major

Question 19

It returns to __ major for the final verse

Answer 19

D major

Question 20

stucture

Answer 20

verse, chorus form

Question 21

The word setting is _____ throughout

Answer 21

syllabic

Question 22

melody starts with a _____ movemet

Answer 22

stepwise

Question 23

There is _____ at the very end of the song (“aah”)

Answer 23

vocalisation

Question 24

Leaps often feature a _____ perfect fifth

Answer 24

rising perfect fifth

Question 25

another word for big leaps

Answer 25

angular

Question 26

often the melody is l_____

Answer 26

legato (you can still be with the wizard)

Question 27

the intro uses chords that are u_____

Answer 27

unrelated

Question 28

dissonance in bar 30

Answer 28

“i dont want it, no”

Question 29

at the end there is a _____ note

Answer 29

pedal