Defying Gravity

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Bars 1 - 19

  • Recitative like opening
  • D major ambigious
  • Chromatic
  • Monophonic vocals
  • Orchestral stab chords
  • Sparsed texture
  • Destorsion effect with guitar
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Bars 1 - 19

  • Syllabic throughout
  • Conjunction manner
  • Ascending sequence
  • Chords in root position
  • Unrelated chord progression, D major & C sharp minor
  • C major moving in parrallel
  • Tempo changes are very important
  • Off beat starrts after crotchet rests
  • Bar 1 - 2, bar 2 - 2/2, bar 8 -3/2, bar 9 - 2/2
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Bars 20 - 48

  • 1st verse at bar 37
  • B major
  • F major at bar 22
  • D major at bar 32
  • Bar 30 dissant
  • Bar 32 dissant harmony
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Bars 20 - 48

  • Homophonic chordal melody dominated phomophony
  • Lagarto cunjunct melody
  • combines conjunct and angler leaps
  • Leaps generally 5th
  • Bar 39 - 40 compound perfect 4th
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Bars 49 - 87

  • 1st chorus at bar 50
  • 2nd verse at bar 63
  • 2nd chorus at bar 84
  • Bar 50 - 51 title hook
  • Bar 60 crotchet triplet based melody
  • Bar 63 syncapted version of verse
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Bars 49 - 87

  • Driving high hat
  • Rests break up phrases
  • Crotchet triplet based melody
  • Syncapted version of verse
  • Doted crotchet rhythmn
  • D major
  • Broken chordal
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Bars 88 - 102

  • G major
  • Ostinato
  • Bar 93 unision
  • Semi quaver pattern
  • Quaver triplets
  • Bar 101 - 3/4
  • Bar 102 - 4/4
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Bars 103 - 110

  • Chorus at bar 103
  • D major
  • Unison
  • Unison melody
  • Bar 110 rall
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Bars 111 - 128

  • Recitative at bar 115
  • Ambigious at bar 115
  • Homophonical chord
  • Bar 127 harmonies in thirds
  • Harmonies in thirds
  • Bar 127 rall
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Bars 129 - 161

  • 3rd verse at bar 135
  • Homohponic chordal accompaniment
  • Extracted verse but in a higher register
  • Bar 140 compound perfect 5th
  • Developed rythmic idea
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Bars 162 - 177

  • Tutti final at bar 162
  • b minor
  • D major chord at the end
  • Tutti finale 
  • Bar 168 counterpoint
  • Bar 174 vocalisation
  • Pause gives freedom and lengthed to give longer rythmn
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