Examples of Solo songs in Les Mis:
- Bring Him Home
- I Dreamed A Dream
- On My Own
- Stars
- Empty Cairs At Empty Tables
Common Features:
- Structure: simple structures emphasised by use of dynamics i.e quiet opening-build to climax-quiet ending, use of extended introductions.
- Melody:conjunct with slow tempo
- Harmony/Tonality: tonal harmony (chords stay wihin the key with an emphasis on I IV V), slow harmonic rhythm/clear chord progressions,
- Rhythm: slow moving (making words clearer)
- Texture: melody and accompaniment
- Timbre/use of voices: often high falsetto used suggesting vulnerability of characters.
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