Area of Study 3 Wicked: 'Defying Gravity'

Where in the musical does this song appear? ____________________________

• At the beginning

• In the middle

• Finale of the last act

• Finale of the first act

What is the general structure of this piece? __________________________

• Verse/chorus

• Strophic

• Ternary

• Theme & Variations

This song is influenced by the song...

• Somewhere Over The Rainbow

• Finale From Gypsy

• Anti-Gravity Protest Song

• I did It My Way

The first 7 notes of Somewhere over the rainbow are used in which theme?

• The Wizard's Theme

• Fanfare

• Elphaba's Theme

• Unlimited

Sections of the song are often repeated. They have a different mood because the composer changes the __________________________

• Key

• tempo

• accompaniment

• instrumentation

What are the two most commonly used intervals in this piece?

• Major third and perfect fifth

• Minor second and major sixth

• Perfect fourth and Perfect fifth

• Major second and perfect octave

Is the singing mainly syllabic or melismatic?

• Syllabic

• Melismatic

The main texture is… __________________________

• Homophonic

• Monophonic

• Polyphonic

Wicked was written in … __________________________

• 1995

• 2003

• 2005

• 2010

Schwartz uses a three-note pattern where the down beat keeps falling in a different place. This is called….. __________________________

• Syncopation

• Polyrhythm

• Metric Shifting

• Cross-rhythm