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Bernstein ‘Something’s Coming’ from West Side Story (Structure (Section…
Bernstein
‘Something’s Coming’ from West Side Story
Structure
Section B1 - Bars 106-140
Section A1 - Bars 141-157
Section B - Bars 40-105
Outro - Bar 158
Section A - Bars 4-39
B1/A1 shorter versions of Sections A and B
Introduction - Bars 1-3
Instrumental
Piano, mandalin, 2 double basses, guitart, drum kit, 4 chellos, 2 french horns, 3 trumpits, 5 woddwins
The instruments imitate each other at different octaves. Solo tenor voice. Harmonies and tremolo are used in the strings.
Tonality & Harmony
Last note of the piece is a flattened 7th which creates the feeling of in completion - imperfect cadence
Use of Triton which is an interval of 3 tones
In the key of D Major throughout
The harmony is jazz influenced
Rhythm & Metre
Use of cross rhythms throughout.
Accompaniment is made up of an off-beat bass line, which constantly pushes forward "a push rhythm."
There is a change in metre from 2/4 to 3/4. The fast tempo and the use of syncopation creates feelings of excitement and anticipation.
cross rhythms is when 2 different rhythms are played at the same time
Texture
Textured layers
Accompany changes to "ump pa" at bar 32
Homophonic
Melody
Based off short riffs
A quit, syncopated opening theme
The themes are repeated a number of times but vary each time
A loud, strident theme in the metre 2/4 that starts at bar 21
The piece is almost entirely syllabic and based on 3 main repeating themes
A lyrical, slow moving theme that starts at bar 73
Background
Musical - West Side Story
The musical is an adaptation of Romeo & Juliet
Leonard Bernstein
First performed in New York - Broadway
Dynamics
BPM - 176
Starts pp in a hush whispered way
Use of Crescendos