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Defying gravity
Question | Answer |
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Instruments (8) | 2 alto singers (harmony, unison, solo), large orchestra, multiple percussion instruments, electric guitar with overdrive, fanfare brass, tremelo strings, tubular bells, synthesiser |
Structure (5) | Follows story, verse, chorus, contrasting sections, coda |
Tonality (3) | D major, ambiguous and chromatic, modulated to sub-dom of G |
Rhythm (6) | Follows voice at start (colla voce), numerous tempo changes, 3/2 to 2/2, use of triplets, dotted notes, syncopation |
Harmony | Unrelated chords at the start, dissonant chords, tonic pedal at the end |
Melody (4) | Conjunct, syllabic, sequences, some leaps |
Texture (6) | Monphonic start, orchestral stabs, melody dominated homophony, broken chords, ostinato accomp, contrapuntal ending |