"Something's Coming" from West Side Story
Across
- 3. Where one person plays more than one instrument in an orchestra or band (e.g.: flute and clarinet)
- 7. The instrument that plays the bass line in this piece
- 8. One of the only words sung in this song that is sung as a melisma
- 9. Second name of West Side Story music composer
- 11. The amount of beats in a bar in the opening part of the song ("Could be/who knows")
- 13. Name of the character that sings "Something's Coming"
- 14. The name of the set work you are studying from WSS
- 17. Country of composer's birth
- 18. The style of singing in this song (it's not melismatic!)
- 19. The piece starts off in this key
Down
- 1. The general overall texture of the song
- 2. The interval of three tones (e.g.: C to F sharp)
- 4. Where one rhythm plays against and conflicts with the main rhythm
- 5. The amount of beats in a bar after the opening part of the song ("it could come cannonballing down through the sky")
- 6. Musical style that has heavily influenced the music from West Side Story
- 8. West Side Story is based on which Shakespearian play?
- 10. A common rhythmic feature of jazz, where notes are tied across a beat
- 12. First name of West Side Story Music composer
- 15. When a melodic line or chords are not played on the pulse
- 16. Vocal range of the lead singer of this song