Leonard Bernstein - Something's Coming
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- Created on: 02-03-16 21:41
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- Leonard Bernstein - Something's Coming
- 1957
- Melody
- Blues scale
- Syllabic
- Ostinati
- Melodic riffs
- Short 2 bar phrases
- Word painting
- Tritone
- Longer 8 bar phrases
- Time Signature
- 3/4 sometimes feels like 2/4 and 6/8
- Structure
- 2 Main sections
- A B B1 A1
- Intro
- Verse/chorus
- Unresolved at end
- 2 Main sections
- Tempo
- Fast, crotchet = 176
- Texture
- Melody and accomp.
- Imitation
- Rhythm
- Syncopation
- Push rhythms
- Cross rhythms
- Resources
- Piccolo, Flute, Oboe , Cor Anglai, Clarinet, Bass clarinet, Tenor sax, Horns, Trombones, Trumpets, Violins, Guitars, Cellos, D. Basses, Drum-kit, Piano, Celeste, Timps, Castanets, Maracas
- Dynamics
- Soft at opening
- Cresc. & dim.
- Tonality
- C Major
- Harmony
- Jazz harmonies
- Tritone (augmented 4th)
- Blues notes
- Extended jazz chords
- Sometimes chromatic
- Solo song
- From 'West Side Story'
- Based on the story of 'Romeo & Juliet'
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