Main Characteristics of each pieces
The Rum Tum Tugger - CATS THE MUSICAL (MUSICAL THEATRE)
Strong Rock beat evident in The Rum Tum Tugger
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These are some main characteristics that I found in The Rum Tum Tugger which will be used to link with Bim Bom.
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Bim Bom - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (BOSSA NOVA)
These are the characteristics I picked up in Bim Bom. You can already see some links between two pieces that I've chosen!
- Vocal range - Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass
- Existence of motif / hook
- Time signature - 4/4
- Heavy Jazz influence - use of blue scale which includes blue notes
- Frequent use of extended chords (6th, 9th)
- Polyrhythmic
- Syncopation (accents on the 3rd beat)
- Wide use of repetition of the same rhythm
- Major tonality - C major
- Binary form
- Samba influence within the rhythm - Use of polyrhythm
- Instruments: Vocals, Piano, Maracas, Drum, Trumpet