1. Something’s Coming Lesson 2

2. Learning Objectives To learn what the instrumentation of West Side Story is To understand what a tritone is and how it is used in West Side Story To understand syncopation and be able to write out the rhythm at the start To know what a riff is

3. Instrumentation Score is a reduction Scored for a huge range of instruments but only around 30 players – Still a big ensemble for Broadway Players had to “double” up – 5 “Reed” players cover: 3 piccolos, 3 flutes, oboe, cor anglais, E-flat clarinet, 4 B-flat clarinets, 3 bass clarinets, bassoon, and saxophones (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone)

4. More instrumentation Horns Trumpets Trombones Violins Cellos Double Bass Drum kit Percussion Piano Celeste Acoustic guitar Electric Guitar Mandolin

5. Maria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZPA8fwp 7PE

6. Tritones

7. More tritones Exactly 3 tones / 6 semitones Augmented 4 th Diminished 5 th Diabolus in musica Used to represent Maria The Simpsons…

8. Syncopation & Riffs Off-beats Short repeated phrase Learn this!!

9. Plenary 1.Name 4 instruments used in West Side Story 2.Which note is a tritone above G? 3.Which character does the tritone represent? 4.Fill in the missing notes: