Musical Analysis for Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat for AoS 2 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? MusicArea of Study 2 - Musical TheatreMusical TheatreListening ExamASAQA Created by: Phoebe_LynchCreated on: 13-01-16 14:30 What is the performance marking for Nicely's verses? Freely 1 of 25 What is the performance marking for the choruses? Bright and rhythmic 2 of 25 What is the texture? Homophonic 3 of 25 What interval separates the voices at the first 'sit down you're rocking the boat'? Octaves 4 of 25 What is the tonality in the verses? D minor 5 of 25 What is the tonality in the choruses? F major 6 of 25 What is the solo voice? Male tenor 7 of 25 What voices make up the chorus? Soprano, alto, tenor, baritone and bass 8 of 25 What technique is used on 'people all said beware'? Imitation 9 of 25 What is the metre for the verses? Common time 10 of 25 What is the metre for the choruses? Split common time 11 of 25 What rhythmic device is used to create a feeling of excitement? Syncopation and push rhythms 12 of 25 What is the rhythm in the accompaniment for the choruses? Um - cha 13 of 25 Where do the chorus sing sustained notes under the melody? Nicely's second and third verses 14 of 25 What is the structure? Strophic 15 of 25 What happens to the dynamics in the chorus underneath 'I sailed away'? Starts p and crescendos up to 'there I stood' 16 of 25 What dynamic marking is on 'sit down, sit down' fp 17 of 25 What are the four dynamic markings on the repetition of 'sit down you're rocking' f - ff - fff - ppp 18 of 25 What is the cadence on the first 'thank the Lord'? Perfect (V-I) 19 of 25 What is the cadence on the second 'thank the Lord'? Imperfect (V-IV-V) 20 of 25 What is used in the harmony under 'the devil will drag you under'? Augmented 4th (Aug4) aka Devil chord 21 of 25 What key does it finish in? F major 22 of 25 How does the vocal chorus move? In chords 23 of 25 What is unusual about the V-I-V on the word 'resist'? It moves from minor to major (Cm-F-C) 24 of 25 What is the word setting? Syllabic 25 of 25
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