Oliver
Duet & Chorus/Comedy=Consider yourself
Dance/Solo & Chorus=Oom Pah Pah
Solo=My Name
Informational/Comedy=Reviewing the Situation
- Created by: Lucy Elizabeth Marcroft
- Created on: 15-05-10 22:14
Consider yourself
Modified Strophic form, Episodic within (A A B A1)=Ternary. Gmajor.
Intro-Chromatic bass
x=Chromatic motif in bar A.
Bar A-antiphonal canonic imitation in 8ves between voice and strings. 4 bar phrases.
Accomp Oop Pah Pah rhythm but skiiping in feel=dancing on the streets.
Amin (supertonic) "one of the family"=WP not a nice family.
Perfect cadence on the word "strong"=WP
Dim7 II on "part of the furniture"=WP not great furniture.
x repeated 9 bars before C.
Consider yourself 2
C= Cmaj (Subdom).
F♮ on word "hard"=WP followed by countermelody on ww.
After "Why Grouse?" Dmaj key (Dom) because sequense up a tone from C.
"Drinks are on the house"=chromatic rise fits words WP then back to tonic.
E=Q & A between Dodger and Oliver but the same lyrics.
I=Cmaj (subdom). Alternating 6/8 6/8 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 waltz. Ump Pah Pah sounds like a fair ground=joyful and childlike WP
"home"=Tritone in bass WP and rocking accomp.
Before P "us" perfec t cad in Cmin WP= trying to make Oliver like them. F6 in bass.
Consider yourself 3
Ending is extended. Different because lands on V not I. Resolution comes from orchestra landing on I.
"us"-long note held for emphasis to end the song (V) very long chromatic scale on ww asc.
x rhythm used at end on I in 8ves accented.
Oom Pah Pah
Novelty number. Strophic form (verse & chorus) Dmaj.
Barridage accomp=Boroque period. Rocking= WP drunk. Acciacaturas=playful. Simple harmony ( I V V/V VI) fits mood & character "London waltz" folk like/Lower class.
"Oom Pah Pah" (sub for sinful words) melody maarks start of antecedent.
"They all suppose"=consequent. Chromaticism on "want to suppose"=sex WP
B=Orchestral interlude using music from verse under dialogue. Accent on start of each bar emphasises waltz.
"Gin or the Beer" seq up WP as alcohol cheers people up.
Oom Pah Pah
Novelty number. Strophic form (verse & chorus) Dmaj.
Barridage accomp=Boroque period. Rocking= WP drunk. Acciacaturas=playful. Simple harmony ( I V V/V VI) fits mood & character "London waltz" folk like/Lower class.
"Oom Pah Pah" (sub for sinful words) melody maarks start of antecedent.
"They all suppose"=consequent. Chromaticism on "want to suppose"=sex WP
B=Orchestral interlude using music from verse under dialogue. Accent on start of each bar emphasises waltz.
"Gin or the Beer" seq up WP as alcohol cheers people up.
Before E "Oom Pah Pah" augmented to emphasise what the imagination supposes (sex).
WP perf cad on "******* each knee".
Oom Pah Pah 2
"Oom Pah Pah" aug before G representing drunk?
Chromaticism on "she's up a gum tree" shows Nancy's pregnant. Followed by imp cad= sad.
"Ever since Oom Pah Pah" chromatic and aug symbolises pregnancy/sleeping around.
17 after K= 2 part counterpoint. Built around same, simple harm progression so easy to put together. Nancy same as verse 1 lyrics (antecedent) chorus (consequent).
All together at Mto finish antecedent.
Cadenza on "Pose" is typical at end of a section/movt, tells the audience end is near.
My Name
Strophic-Verse 1 AABA=Ternary. 32 bar from. Dmin (associated with demonic characters)
ƒƒ -heavy, on beat chords staccato WP drama (fits character)
Bar 3-4=x motif. Doubling on the word "strong" WP. > on "it" WP- 'it' is his name. Also a tritone here aka devil note (demonic). Start of the antecendent.
Minor 6th between "fear it" WP emphasis in seq up by step (creates tension). II7c/ (1/2 dim7) on "blacker" WP
Min 3rd "my name" and imp cad= WP
"Rich men"=consequent. Rhythm on "emptying" WP irregular.
Rising chromatic melody on "live up"=WP semitone between "my name" WP
My Name 2
x inverted up a minor 7th at B, striding bass accomp and chromatic counter fig ww.
"man who dares"=x but bars reversed as now opposite to fear. Monotone mel Dim7 Arp/harm emphasises the meaning of the words.
"Prayers" tremolo WP meaning of words, tritone and min 3rd leap=fear/suspense.
Thumping bass line WP for "biceps" (punching someone)
Min 6th on "murder" WP
Last chord Dm=demonic, 8ve up "My Name"
Reviewing the Situation
Jewish=repetitive patterns, small range, note centre, fold scale, 3 & 4ths leaps. Fmin.
Bar 6-Harmony moving around the O of min3rds=dim7 range for harmony.
Before A-Clarinet cadenza is gypsy/jewish in style. Verse 1 recitive (parlando/rubato)=free vocal improv also gypsy.
2 bar x motif at A. Doubling on vln. monotone=WP. Antiphonal answer on clarinet cadenz with the feygish (Ahara raba) scale=Jewish based on C.
3 after A is seq up monotone on "joking"=WP for not funny.
Antiphonal clarinet cadenza on "saint" this time on phrygian scale of C. Perf cad on A♭=medrant of Fmin=rel maj.
Monotone on "Finding it hard"=WP for his way of life.
Reviewing the Situation 2
B=16 bars with antecedent/consequent phrase structure. WW maj 3rd decoration=chromatic antiphony. WIth ump pah striding bass=Jewish Dance.
Hetrophony ww decoration after "situation". motif a="a fellow be a". motif b="Villain all his" (folk motifs)
a and b again with chromatic on "settle down and get myself a" clnt improv antiphonal on perf cad "wife".
Then just chord on 1st beat of accomp. accel a poco a poco WP for panic but typical of a folk dance. a "wife would cook and" b "sew for me and" a "come for me" ect.
"take from me" Fmin I=WP descending scale=WP downhill.
TEMPO I=reviewing back to the beginning "I think I'd better think it out again."
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