Defying Gravity
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- Defying Gravity
- Context
- Music by Stephen Schwartz
- Born in NYC in 1948
- Performed in 'Wicked'
- Performed at finale of Act 1- before interval
- Music by Stephen Schwartz
- Melody
- Syllabic
- Some lyrics in a speech like manner
- Vocable at end (b175)
- Starts conjunct
- ascending sequence (b6-7)
- Verses and chorus are conjunct with some big leaps
- Leaps
- Rising perfect 5th (b34)
- Compound perfect 5th (b140-141)
- Compound perfect 4th (b39-40)
- Leaps
- Syllabic
- Tonality
- Begins ambiguous
- Bmajor (b20)
- Fmajor (b22)
- Dmajor for verse (b32)
- Gmajor (b88)
- Dmajor (b103)
- ambiguous like start (b115)
- Dmajor (b132)
- B minor (b169)- maestoso
- Finish of Dmajor chord
- B minor (b169)- maestoso
- Dmajor (b132)
- ambiguous like start (b115)
- Dmajor (b103)
- Gmajor (b88)
- Dmajor for verse (b32)
- Fmajor (b22)
- Bmajor (b20)
- In Dmajor
- Bmajor (b20)
- Fmajor (b22)
- Dmajor for verse (b32)
- Gmajor (b88)
- Dmajor (b103)
- ambiguous like start (b115)
- Dmajor (b132)
- B minor (b169)- maestoso
- Finish of Dmajor chord
- B minor (b169)- maestoso
- Dmajor (b132)
- ambiguous like start (b115)
- Dmajor (b103)
- Gmajor (b88)
- Dmajor for verse (b32)
- Fmajor (b22)
- Bmajor (b20)
- Begins ambiguous
- Rhythm, metre & tempo
- free-b1 andante-b20 allegro-b49 moderato-b88 allegro-b103 andante-b111 allegro-b129 andante-b162
- 3/2-b1 2/2-b2 4/4-b88 2/2-b115
- Syncopation (b67-70)
- Dotted rhythms (b82)
- Crotchet triplets (b60) Quaver triplets (b96)
- Mainly crotchets and quavers used
- Rests to break up phrases
- Each phrase in verse begins with off beat crotchet rest (b15)
- Texture
- Opening is sparse
- stab chords (b1)
- Monophonic (b3)
- Verses- melody and accomp
- Accomp= orchestra
- Melody= vocals
- 2 singers
- sing mostly individually
- sometimes sing in unison (b101)
- sing in harmony- 3rds (127)
- 2 singers
- Homohonic (b132)
- Ending in contrapuntal
- Opening is sparse
- Structure
- Verse-chorus form
- Verses- b34, b63, b135
- Each section has a contrasting mood
- Choruses- b50, b79, b103, b151
- Each section has a contrasting mood
- Choruses- b50, b79, b103, b151
- Verses- b34, b63, b135
- Verse-chorus form
- Harmony
- Chords in root position
- opening- descending parallel semitones
- Dissonance (b30)
- Pedal (b168)
- Chords in root position
- Instruments
- Vocals
- Alto- Elphaba
- Soprano- Glinda
- Large orchestra in pit
- Some players have to 'double up'
- Woodwind, brass, strings, percussion
- Electric guitars overdrive and distortion
- Vocals
- Context
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