Glinda Defying Gravity Analysis

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Defying gravity In the introduction of defying gravity, Glinda makes a reference from "The Wizard and I" when she sings, "You can still be with the Wizard” These lyrics have the same melody as the A-section of "The Wizard and I." Glinda is trying to convince Elphaba that she can still have that earlier stage of her dream—a stage that was safe and more in line with Glinda's conformist nature. This is used to recreate uses the emotion and music from "The Wizard and I" to express Glinda's hope of keeping Elphaba happy with her old dream. After this, the violins and violas tremble and the music changes so that it has no clear beats. This allows Elphaba to cast aside normal guideposts like the music is casting aside the “need” for a steady beat. One of the breaks in the score takes place as we again hear a descending figure in the bass clarinet to introduce an important moment, which has been used before to stress other important moments in the musical—in this case, it's …show more content…

This moment is as close as Glinda gets to letting go completely of the need to act all the time For once, Glinda is unselfconscious. For a few moments, she is not defined by her high-maintenance personality and she joins Elphaba. Glinda however, is fearful of change. Despite this powerful separation because of this, Glinda and Elphaba both sing to the "Unlimited Theme", about hoping the best for each other, even though they are aware of their estrangement and the pain it will bring to both of them. Then there is complete silence for a moment before hearing both Elphaba and Glinda sing "my friend" emphasising that we have to wait a long time before we again see Glinda and Elphaba so close again.after Glinda denies the opportunity to join Elphaba, she declares her independence and embraces her future of solo flight. After the re-entry of the chorus completes the dramatic structure of Act I, Elphaba, Glinda, and citizens of Oz clash. While Elphaba holds her note, we hear Glinda sing "I

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