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1
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Composer

A

Leonard Bernstein

2
Q

Musical

A

Light hearted drama which incorporates music and singing as part of the story

3
Q

Lyrics

A

Stephen Sondheim

4
Q

Tony

A

Tenor

5
Q

Based on

A

Romeo and Juliet in the 1950s

6
Q

Structure

A
Ternary
Intro
SA
SB
SB1
SA1
Otro
7
Q

Tonality

A

D major

8
Q

SA SA1 Tonality

A

D major

9
Q

SB SB1 Tonality

A

C major then D major

10
Q

Harmony

A

Lower auxiliary notes used in melody and accompaniment
Blue notes
Tritone
Last note is a flattened 7th, unresolved

11
Q

Texture

A

Layers independent parts such as quick staccato and sustained countermelody
Mainly homophonic with melody and accompaniment

12
Q

Dynamics

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Range from ppp to ff in the vocal parts with added crescendos and diminuendo

13
Q

Tempo

A

176 bpm

14
Q

Metre

A

2/4

3/4

15
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Rhythm

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Syllabic
Triplets
Cross rhythms working against each other
Push rhythms
Accents on off beats