Defying gravity
Cards (27)
- Conjunct and disjunct
- Entirely syllabic
- Very wide range
- Ascending and descending
- Changes regularly to reflect characters' emotions
- Builds to very loud (ff) finish
- Rubato intro (pulled around)
- Lots of changes
- Regularly slows down to emphasise lyrics
- Main section is allegro
- Mainly verses and choruses
- Free tempo introduction
- Tempo changes with each new section
- Tonally confusing opening using chromatic chords
- Modulates a lot
- Key is D major
- Duet for Elphaba and Glinda
- Very wide vocal range
- Singers speak, sing, and half-sing/speak
- Orchestra AND rock band
- Syncopation
- Dotted rhythm on 'gra-vi-ty'
- Triplets
- Lots of metre changes in intro
- Mainly 4/4 metre
- Mainly melody dominated homophony
- Outro has two different melodies (polyphonic)