Tonight Quintet

Who composed the music for Westside Story?

• Stephen Sondheim
• Andrew Lloyd Webber
• John Williams
• Leonard Bernstein

What two rival gangs are used in the opening?

• Montagues and Capulets

• Jets and Sharks

• Tony and Maria

• Tom and Jerry

What melodic features are evident in the gangs first entry?

• An anacrusis, a falling 4th, oscillating semitones, recitative-like

• Oscillating perfect 4th intervals

• An anacrusis, a rising 4th and oscillating tones

What musical features are evident in the introduction?

• A thumping bass ostinato moving in crotchets with a rising pattern

• A thumping bass ostinato moving in quavers with a rising pattern

• A thumping bass ostinato moving in semiquavers with a rising pattern

What untuned percussion instruments highlights the 'Sharks' Latin American influence?

• Maracas
• Bongos
• Tambourine
• Conga drums

What Latin American dance is used in the accompaniment to Tony and Maria's section?

• Salsa
• Beguine

• Tango
• Mambo

What instrument adds a countermelody in canon to Maria's part?

• violin
• trumpet
• cello
• flute

Anita's part follows a similar melodic contour to...

• the gangs

• Tony

• Maria

• no one, it is unique

Anita's part is also characterised by:

• A high soprano range with frequent dotted rhythms

• A mezzo range with swung rhythms

• swung rhythms, a low alto tessitura

What Shakespeare play is this based on?

• Othello
• Hamlet
• Macbeth
• The play is based on 'Romeo and Juliet'.