Oliver

Duet & Chorus/Comedy=Consider yourself

Dance/Solo & Chorus=Oom Pah Pah

Solo=My Name

Informational/Comedy=Reviewing the Situation

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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".

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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.

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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

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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"

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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.

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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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