Tea For Two NATZ VER!!!!

Who claims Tea for Two “epitomizes the spirit of the decade”?

Andrew Lamb

What traits do Tea For Two and The Charleston share:?

Show-tune form and a rhythmic cell to form an ostinato

What is the rhythm of the ostinato?

Long-short-long-short

The ostinato is heard _____ times in A

Six

How is the ostinato created?

Dotted quarter and eighth note

What is the time signature of the song?

Common time

How is the ostinato changed in B?

It is busier

How is the second ostinato rhythm formed?

Quarter notes and a pair of eighth notes, one dotted

The C phrase retains the A rhythm, but it…

Works its way downwards in a stepwise sequence

The C-Eflat-G chord is a _____ chord

Minor

What “framework” pieces does Tea for Two have?

Intro

Which part of Tea for Two lacks any vocals?

Intro

The intro of Tea for Two foreshadows…

The a chorus

How does the intro end?

Ritardando

Describe the rhythm of the verse

Flowing lines, freedom in tempo

The new rhythmn in the b phrase increases…

Animation

What are the lyrics of the b phrase?

nobody near us to see us or hear us / no friends or relations on weekend vacations / we won’t have it known dear / that we own a telephone dear

What are the lyrics of the second a phrase?

Day will break and Ill awake / and start to bake a sugar cake / for you to take for all the boys to see

What phrase contains the lines ‘we will raise a family / a boy for you a girl for me / oh, cant you see how happy we will be’?

C

What occurs in between the two choruses?

Ritradando, violins lead, chromatic mediant increases animation

Which phrases of chorus 2 include vocals?

A’ and c

How does Tea for Two end?

Ritardando with vocal slide on “be’

How many verses are in Tea for Two?

1

How many choruses are in Tea for Two?

Two

How many bars are in the intro?

4

How many bars are in the verse?

16