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WorksheetsDefying Gravity Extraveganza
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
In which year did 'Wicked' come out?
1692
2001
2002
2003
Who composed the Music for 'Wicked'?
Stephen Schwartz
Stephen Spielberg
Steven Segal
Stevie Wonder
Musical Theatre is a performance that uses songs, spoken dialogue, acting and (a) all in one show.
Which is 'Defying Gravity'?
a solo
a trio
a duet
a quartet
What do the crosses on the score on the vocal line mean?
high pitched notes
low pitched notes
spoken dialogue
2 singers at once
The two singers have a range of just under how many octaves?
1
2
3
4
What sort of orchestra does 'Wicked' use?
small orchestra
string quartet
large orchestra
concerto grosso
What are 2 more rare instruments used in the orchestra?
violin
tubular bells
trombone
cor anglais
cello
Give the key word for this definition: indicates that a musician should repeat a specific note or notes as rapidly as possible to produce the quivering effect.
tremolo
ostinato
sustain
rallentando
The closed hi-hat of the drum kit plays constant (a) rhythms in bar 51 to add rhythmic momentum.
(a) and glockenspiel are used to good effect with the high magical-sounding repeated quaver accompaniment to the chorus.
What type of text setting is used for the majority of the song?
melisma
syllabic
miopic
There is vocalisation at the end in bar 175 - what is vocalisation?
high pitched notes
shouting
ooh's and aah's
choral singing
What is a melodic sequence?
repeat a melody
repeat a melody with a change in rhythm
repeat a melody but starting at a different pitch
make a new melody
The verse and chorus combine (a) and wide angular leaps in the melodic line.
Which interval is this ? (an interval often used in this piece)
perfect 4th
perfect 5th
major 3rd
minor thirds
What is the form of the song - simply?
strophic
ABA
verse - chorus
sonata
In the beginnng of the piece, there are orchestral chord stabs with sparse (a) moments, accompaniment becomes chordal and sustained
The chorus is usually at which tempo?
moderato
Allegro
Andante
largo
At which tempo is the very last section?
Maestoso
Andante
Allegro
Moderato
In the verses there is a melody and accompaniment or melody-dominated (a) texture where the singer is accompanied by chords in the orchestra.
What is this an example of ?
ostinato
baroque
constant crotchets
disjunct melody
The ending has got a different texture to the rest of the song with lots of different melodies played / sung at the same time...what sort of texture is this?
homophonic
polyphonic
heterophonic
monophonic
In the opening the tonality is ambiguous with (a) movement and unrelated chord progressions.
The tonic key / scale of the song is (a) Major
At bar 88 the song moves to (a) Major
For the majority of the songs which type of chords are used?
1st inversion
2nd inversion
Root position
Chord progressions are often _____________ and in the opening we can see shifts downwards in parallel semitones. For example, a D chord to a C♯ minor chord to a C major chord.
unrelated
brilliant
minor
1st inversion
What is the definition of a pedal note?
indicates that a musician should repeat a specific note or notes as rapidly as possible to produce the quivering effect.
a short repeated rhythm / melody
a sustained tone, typically in the bass, during which at least one foreign (i.e. dissonant) harmony is sounded in the other parts.
the pace or speed at which a section of music is played.
There are _______________ used particularly at the end of sections to go from Allegro to Andante. Sometimes there are ________________ followed by an a tempo. There is also a _________________ used at the end of the piece.
(a)
Which two time signatures are used at the beginning of he piece?
3/4 and 4/4
6/8 and 12/8
2/2 and 3/2
syncopation is frequently used in the melody - what is syncopation ?
where notes are sung or played smoothly
where notes are played short and spiky
where weaker beats are emphasised
where strong beats are emphasised
give two other types of rhythm that are used in this song
hemiola
dotted
repeated semibreves
triplet crotchets
fanfare
What does this sign represent? (it is used many times on the score of this song)
rest
go faster
legato
pause
