What is harmonic rhythm?

The rate at which the chords change

In 'Lonely Room' the orchestra begins with a repeated minor 2nd. What does this suggest?

I suggests that Jud is a disturbed character, It reflects Jud's conflict and tension between him & Curley

What is the song 'Lonely Room' about?

How he longs for a better life and to make Laurey his own

What is strophic form?

Whereby different text is sung to the same music

How does the tritone help to reflect the character of Bill Sykes?

Known as 'The Devil in Music' this reflects the evil person

What does the unresolved C sharp represent in Jud's character?

That his dreams and desires will never happen

In the song 'The Rain in Spain'. What happens at the words 'Hertford, Hereford and Hampshire'?

The instrumentation changes, The Habanera rhythm stops

What is the song about?

His name is reflects his evil status, How people fear Sykes's name

What is meant by tessitura?

The range of a voice or instrument within a piece of music

What is retrograde inversion?

Musical notes that are turned backwards and upside down

How does the composer represent each individual singer in the music?

He creates different intervals in the music

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Focuses on the musicals: Oliver, South Pacific and Oklahoma, with reference to harmonic rhythm.

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1
What note does the melody from 'Lonely Room' end on?
D
C sharp
B
A flat
2
What is a Habanera rhythm?
A dance of German origin
A dance derived from Italy
A French dance
A Spanish dance rhythm
3
What is a tritone?
An augmented 4th
An augmented 3rd
A perfect 5th
A minor 3rd
4
What is harmonic rhythm?
Chords that are static and don't change
A complex cross rhythm involving chords
Rhythmical repetition of one chord
The rate at which the chords change
5
Which musical is 'There is Nothin' Like a Dame' from?
Annie Get Your Gun
The King and I
Oklahoma!
South Pacific
6
In 'Lonely Room' the orchestra begins with a repeated minor 2nd. What does this suggest?
I suggests that Jud is a disturbed character
It reflects Jud's conflict and tension between him & Curley
It suggests that he will one day become Laurey's husband
He is a humorous character
7
What is the song 'Lonely Room' about?
How he seeks revenge on his enemy Curley
How he longs for a better life and to make Laurey his own
How he longs to quit his job and go back home
How he is going to get married to Laurey
8
What is strophic form?
Same as ternary form
Whereby different text is sung to the same music
Same as binary form
overlapping parts sang at different times
9
How does the tritone help to reflect the character of Bill Sykes?
It can show he can sometimes have compassion
It can make hime seem quite a humorous character
Known as 'The Devil in Music' this reflects the evil person
It can show he is a forgiving person at times
10
Which song did have you studied in Oklahoma?
Lonely Heart
Lonely Love
Lonely Room
Lonely Man
11
What does the unresolved C sharp represent in Jud's character?
He will never resolve his rift with Curley
His lonely character
His dream of being with Laurey is almost within his grasp
That his dreams and desires will never happen
12
In the song 'The Rain in Spain'. What happens at the words 'Hertford, Hereford and Hampshire'?
All instruments stop and the singer sings a cappella
The instrumentation changes
Eliza and Higgins sing a duet
The Habanera rhythm stops
13
When was the musical Oliver first premiered?
1979
1960
1970
1943
14
Who wrote the music to Oliver!
Lionel Bart
Lionel Blair
Lionel Richie
Lionel Bartholemew
15
What does a fast harmonic rhythm help to create?
Sadness
It gives energy to the song
A nervous and tense feeling
It makes the song sound relaxed and thoughtful
16
Who composed the music in Oklahoma?
Richard Rodgers
Frank Loesser
Frederick Loewe
Lionel Bart
17
What is the song about?
His name is reflects his evil status
People who call him names
He tries to find out his real name before he was abandoned
How people fear Sykes's name
18
What is meant by tessitura?
A triad that is performed in its first inversion
The range of a voice or instrument within a piece of music
A vocal exercise for singers
A song that tells a story
19
Who wrote the music to 'There is Nothin' Like a Dame'?
Frank Leosser
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Richard Rodgers
Oscar Hammerstein
20
What is retrograde inversion?
Musical notes that are turned upside down
Musical notes that are turned backwards and upside down
Musical notes that are played an octave higher
Musical notes that are played in reverse order
21
How does the composer represent each individual singer in the music?
The music changes tempo for each character
There is a rest between each different character
He creates different intervals in the music
He changes the chord for each singer
22
In the song 'My Name' from Oliver which character sings this song?
William Sykes
Eric Sykes
Bill Sykes
Ernest Sykes

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