https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb Musical Elements in Def G! en-us 2017-11-21 04:49:55 UTC 2026-01-24 19:11:33 UTC hello@padlet.com ahi2 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966393 2017-11-21 05:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966393 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966455 Bars 1-14 there are dynamic "stabby chords" in some parts and loud drum impacts throughout. The loud dynamics are indicated by the Sforzando sign. ]]> 2017-11-21 05:59:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966455 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966458 2017-11-21 05:59:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966458 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966489 Introduction starts with chromatic descent melody which gives the audience a sense of uncertainty.]]> 2017-11-21 06:00:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966489 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966500 Defying Gravity uses many fourths and fifths in the main verse and chorus to create a strong and assertive melody.]]> 2017-11-21 06:00:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966500 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966511 2017-11-21 06:00:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966511 ahi2 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966513 See dialogue and colla voce sections. See b.24]]> 2017-11-21 06:00:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966513 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966516 bar 11 Guitar overdrive adds heaviness to the texture]]> 2017-11-21 06:00:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966516 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966556 in the introduction (bar 1).]]> 2017-11-21 06:00:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966556 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966592 An EBow is used with the Electric Guitar. Bar 11 a guitar with overdrive is used.]]> 2017-11-21 06:01:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966592 ahi2 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966596 2017-11-21 06:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966596 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966612 see bar 115.]]> 2017-11-21 06:01:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966612 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966615 2017-11-21 06:01:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966615 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966634 see bar 51.]]> 2017-11-21 06:01:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966634 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966651 2017-11-21 06:01:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966651 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966674 Schwartz uses many leitmotifs throughout his score to Wicked which are usually focused on the interval of a fifth or its inversion, the fourth below. ]]> 2017-11-21 06:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966674 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966715 A short melodic phrase of just a few notes.]]> 2017-11-21 06:02:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966715 ahi2 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966717 For opening and colla voca dialogue sections.]]> 2017-11-21 06:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966717 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966728 Glinda has D major key and Elphaba has Db major key. This creates opposing melody.]]> 2017-11-21 06:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966728 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966747 There is a crescendo from bar six to seven from mezzo forte of the piano part. A consistent forte is present in the spoken vocals. Tension is built up from the crescendo]]> 2017-11-21 06:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966747 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966766 A recurring musical idea which is associated with a particular theme, character or place.]]> 2017-11-21 06:03:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966766 ahi2 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966775 See b.20 & b.22]]> 2017-11-21 06:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966775 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966787 Hi-Hat to set a new tempo. At bar 51 a closed Hi-Hat is used.]]> 2017-11-21 06:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966787 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966800 The downbeat is shifted to a different part of the bar.]]> 2017-11-21 06:03:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966800 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966803 Brass enters at bar 20; flute and clarinet... and violin enters at bar 24. The bass clarinet makes its short entrance at bar 28 and the bass(bas)  enters at bar 31. ]]> 2017-11-21 06:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966803 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966818 One of the most important motifs in the song is based on the first seven notes of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" from "The Wizard of Oz". This motif is called the "Unlimited theme". Some other motifs include Motif C which first appears in bar 21.]]> 2017-11-21 06:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966818 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966822 To minimise the amount of money spent on musicians. Also adds a modern touch to the music. Used to play a motif at bar 21.]]> 2017-11-21 06:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966822 ahi2 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966859 Some 3/2 bars, largely 2/2 later 4/4 (b.88) and 3/4 (b.101).]]> 2017-11-21 06:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966859 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966904 In bar 6 and 7,  Schwartz uses sequence in melody with perfect 5th.]]> 2017-11-21 06:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208966904 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967033 Refers to music in two keys at the same time.]]> 2017-11-21 06:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967033 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967103 A triad built on two major thirds.]]> 2017-11-21 06:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967103 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967144 A lovely solo by Glinda majestically enters with only shivering violins (tremolando) to support her, to create an isolated(?) effect.]]> 2017-11-21 06:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967144 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967153 Some words are spoken however, most are sung throughout the piece.]]> 2017-11-21 06:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967153 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967190 Rapid playing on the same note to produce a wavering, tremulous sound]]> 2017-11-21 06:06:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967190 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967206 In bar 7, there is an augmented melody with minor 6th, and in bar 122 as well.  In bar 19, there is half-diminished chord. These are for dramatic effect.]]> 2017-11-21 06:07:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967206 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967221 with the voice; an instruction to the band and musical director to follow the vocalist's tempo.]]> 2017-11-21 06:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967221 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967288 2017-11-21 06:07:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967288 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967290 The dynamic changes from forte to mezzopiano(louder than piano and softer than mezzoforte of the piano area.]]> 2017-11-21 06:07:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967290 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967305 Chords lacking the third and therefore ambiguous in terms of major/minor tonality.]]> 2017-11-21 06:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967305 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967314 Schwartz uses sequences in Defying Gravity. An example of a sequence is in bar 6, where the same melody is repeated up a semitone.And the final interval is augmented from a perfect fifth to a minor sixth in b.7]]> 2017-11-21 06:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967314 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967345 At bar 15 the dynamics become more consistently loud. ]]> 2017-11-21 06:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967345 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967350 2017-11-21 06:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967350 ahi2 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967408 The alternative chromatic name for the same sounding pitch. For example; F# = Gb]]> 2017-11-21 06:08:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967408 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967421 A series of chords in which the root note of each chord is a fifth lower or a fourth higher than that of the previous one.]]> 2017-11-21 06:08:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967421 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967481 Crescendo at bar 22 leading to a diminuendo in bar 23 to signal a new start in vocals which starts at mezzo piano. At bar 23 the flute and clarinet become piano.]]> 2017-11-21 06:09:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967481 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967486 With emphasis on the off beat.]]> 2017-11-21 06:09:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967486 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967538 At bar 168, the full band is involved(polyphonic) in forte to create a finishing,  full atmosphere to the audience (coda). ]]> 2017-11-21 06:09:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967538 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967665 Refers to vocal melody with several or even many notes per syllable.]]> 2017-11-21 06:10:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967665 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967704 When one note is played per syllable.]]> 2017-11-21 06:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967704 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967780 A texture comprising a melody part and an accompaniment.]]> 2017-11-21 06:11:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967780 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967817 A cadence ending on chord V and sounding incomplete. Usually preceded by chord I, II or IV.]]> 2017-11-21 06:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967817 lau10521 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967846 Schwarz uses colla voce to give the melody emphasis, and create a sense of unease (as there is no clear beat)

]]> 2017-11-21 06:12:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967846 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967873 Most commonly comprises chord V followed by chord VI. So-called because it interrupts an expected perfect cadence V-I. See b.50-51 and b.167-168]]> 2017-11-21 06:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967873 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967953 Melody ascending or descending in semitones.]]> 2017-11-21 06:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208967953 lau10521 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208968196 Chords that are built from two or more keys simultaneously]]> 2017-11-21 06:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208968196 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208968233 Bar 31 both vocal and piano have a crescendo, then both contain mezzo forte while there is a crescendo in vocals, in bar 33 theres a diminuendo of the synths than in bar 34 the solo voice is on in mezzo piano and the piano plays in the piano dynamic]]> 2017-11-21 06:15:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208968233 kim491591 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208968319 It follows a typical song structure, but it has other sections specific for this song, for example, dialogue sections, multiple link sections, and a vamp sections.]]> 2017-11-21 06:16:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208968319 lau10521 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208968331 A cadence that goes from V-I. Creates a sense of satisfaction, often used at the end of the song, as the V (or V7) wants to be followed by I]]> 2017-11-21 06:16:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208968331 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208968436 Schwartz also uses metrical shifting in the melody of Defying Gravity, which means that the downbeat in a three-note pattern keeps falling on a different note in different parts of the chorus, making the melody sound magical.]]> 2017-11-21 06:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208968436 kim491591 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208968523 There are multiple dialogue sections in which the characters stop singing and talk over the music. ]]> 2017-11-21 06:17:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208968523 lau10521 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208968617 Progression of IV-I. Often used in church hymns.]]> 2017-11-21 06:18:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208968617 ahi2 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208968659 Flute
Oboe
Two Electric Guitars (One with Ebow)
Drums
Synthesiser
Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
Baritone Saxophone
Two Horns 
Two Trumpets (Mutes)
Two Trombones
Various Percussion
Harp
Two Violins (Pizzicato)
Viola
Cello
Bass
Three Electronic Keyboards
Vocals

]]> 2017-11-21 06:19:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208968659 kim491591 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208968682 The Link sections link two different parts together(transition). For example, in bar 59 there is the first link section that links chorus 1 and verse 2]]> 2017-11-21 06:19:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208968682 kim491591 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208968845 A vamp section is a repeating bar or bars used in a musical to keep the music in one place while the actor gets ready to do the next position. It repeats until the actor is ready. The vamp section in Defying Gravity is used for the actress of Elphaba to go backstage and attach herself onto a harness for her to 'fly' which is a key moment in the musical. ]]> 2017-11-21 06:21:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208968845 ahi2 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208969880 Based on major and minor system of scales.]]> 2017-11-21 06:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208969880 https://padlet.com/ahi2/jwthn4w0ayjb/wish/208970062 The dynamics are loud as there is a lot of things happening and the climax in which she, Elphaba, is being attacked by the people. Tension and uncertainty is made with the loud dynamics

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