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Defying Gravity (Rhythm, metre and tempo (numerous tempo changes…
Defying Gravity
Rhythm, metre and tempo
minim-based time signatures 2/2 or 3/2 for the introduction, verse 1 and chorus
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colla voce ('with the voice') at the beginning for recitative (speech-like singing), then Andante from bar 20
from bar 88, 4/4 time signature and Moderato tempo markings (3/4 in bar 101)
brief Allegro section ( bars 103-109), then Andante (bars 111-128)
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Syncopated vocal melody with push rhythms, dotted rhythms
use of duple, triple, and quadruple time
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texture
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vocal parts take turns to sing; sometimes in unison (e.g. bars 101-105) and sometimes in harmony (e.g. bars 106-109)
ostinato figures in bars 80-87, 88-97, 103-109 and 152-159
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Dynamics
wide variety of dynamics
from sf chords at the beginning, to mp/p Andante section and ff at the end
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