Leonard Bernstein - West Side Story
- Created by: Tony Chen 12
- Created on: 07-02-15 14:02
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Structure and Melody
Melody is entirely syllabic
Three main themes:
- Quiet and syncopated opening theme
- Loud, strident theme in 2/4 - bar 21
- Lyrical, slow moving theme - bar 73
Rhythm, Metre and Tempo
Metre changes between 3/4 and 2/4
Fast tempo and frequent syncopation
Cross-rhythms…
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