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7/23/2019 Godzilla Powerpoint

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by Eric Whitacre


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Why this piece was written . . .


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Entertainment Piece

The performers are encouraged to gocrazy: wear showgirl costumes, Elviscostumes, act out scenes on stage, usevideo and lighting anything to get alaugh.! Whitacre

"odzilla Eats #as $egas!Whitacre


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%. The &cript

'. (usical Elements

). The main idea*heart of this piece.

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"odzilla Eats #as $egas!Whitacre


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Part %:-/E 0P

1t is a 2right and &unny day as the se3uined curtain riseson tinsel town, and the e4citement of a new day 5lled withthe possibility of The 2ig Payo6 is practically palpable. The

band 7ic7s o6 the show in high gear and all is well as wesuddenly hear:

0T T8 /E&E9T lone sha7uhachi ute usher the arrival of something

really $E9; bad.0T 2< T8 2=/

rela4ed rumba. showgirls blissfully >iggle.

0T T8 (1#1T9; 8((=/ E=TE9 ?stoc7 footage@(orse code signals the con5rmation of approaching doom.

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0T 2< T8 2=/The players 5nish o6 their third set and head for the

barA outside we hear:

W B88(8h no, oh no, oh no, itCs:

#8&E 0P"odzillaD "lorious "odzillaD

$9180& 01< 0T& ?stoc7 footage@"odzilla destroys cars, screaming tourists, etc.

0T 2< T8 2=/The band, 3uasi "ree7 horus, calls for "odzilla to

(ambo.

"8/B1##, -0## -9(E"odzilla mambos, casually crushing hysterical $egans

without missing a step.

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tiny terrier bar7ing bravely, then:


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0T 2< T8 "8/B1##

/emolishing everything in his pathG not even

the doggie escapesDW1/E P=

s "odzilla heads down the strip, searching

relentlessly for:

#8&E 0P ?stoc7 footage@-ran7 &inatra ?&tompedD@

#8&E 0P ?stoc7 footage@

Wayne =ewton ?&tampedD@

#8&E 0P ?stoc7 footage@#iberace ?&tepped uponD@

$9180& 0T&The $illage "ods destroyed, "odzilla continues

his carnage until the city of &in is leveled.


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Part '-/E 0P

fearless army of Elvises ?Elvi@ appear in the distance,

formation marching through the littered streets$9180& #8&E 0P&

The Elvi attac7, using bombers, missiles, ect.

EFT9E(E #8&E 0P8ne wic7ed laugh from "odzilla and the Elvi scatter li7e

miceD01< 0T ?stoc7 footage@

The &phin4 sits outside The #u4or, loo7ing seductive in a (aeWest sort of way.

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"odzilla ta7es one loo7 and his eyes pop out of his head.01< 0T&

The &phin4 ?&phin4tressI@ seduces the 9eptile, who instantlyfalls in love and begins toG

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Gtango with her.


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&P#1T &9EE=s they dance, the Elvi slowly regroup and head for

the:01< 0T ?stoc7 footage@Pirate ships at Treasure 1sland

T18= &E0E=E ?(8=T"E@The Elvi approach the dancing monster and launch a

ferocious volley of cannonballs directly at him.

01< #8&E 0P&The cannonballs 5nd their mar7, and "odzilla:

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-alls to the ground, annihilated. The Elvi aretriumphantD

98&&-/EThe lounge is open again, and the city of #as $egas

toasts the victory. The scene clima4es with:


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$9180& 0T& ?stoc7 footage@

People happy, tearful, ect. &toc7 footage,stoc7 music.

W -/E 80T =/ -/E 0P dar7, ominous, and very familiar soundG

W B88("odzilla livesD "odzilla livesD omplete terror

?possible se3uelI@.

W1/E &J8TThe &how is over. The End.

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-orm: 2There is a Part % and a Part '.

Tempo*&tyles within:There are over )K di6erent tempos within the piece. 9anging

from (ambo -urioso, 2right and -lashy, Tempo Tragic, 2ig$egas &wing, oc7tail Lazz, Pesante, llegrando, legato, -reeand 9ubato, #isstesso, 2roadly, E4pressivo, Easy &wing, etc.

9hythm: /i6erent rhythms within di6erent

styles.&ome tempos are at 3uarter note M NK and others are at

3uarter note M %'K. Thus, the rhythms reect the tempostyles and range from easy half notes*3uarter notes todiOcult fast past dotted si4teenths*triplets swung in a >azz

style.

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Jarmony:Whitacre employs his Whitachords! here. These are chords

with pandiatonic clusters arranged in increasing to

decreasing densities.

1nstrumentationalls for : -lutes, 8boes, 2assoon, 2b larinet, 2ass larinet,

lto &a4, Tenor &a4, 2ari &a4, 2b Trumpet, Jorn in -,

Trombone, 2ass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Piano, (alletPercussion, Timpani, and + Percussionist parts.

Q=ote: The percussionist parts are comple4. They need: 2assdrums, bells, bongos, chimes, claves, concert tom ?%@,cowbell, cymbals ?crash, splash, and suspended@, e4atone,

glass*garbage cans, gong, lionCs roar, marching machine,marching whistle, mar7 tree, ratchet, snare, tambourine,tamtam, timbales, triangle, vibraphone, and a 4ylophone,.


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(elody*Te4ture/i6erent melodies are shown within each di6erent tempo. The

melodies are prominently played by a singular instrumentgroup ?i.e. >ust the clarinets or >ust the sa4ophones@ andthen the rest of the band accompanies them. QEachinstrument does play a melody line at some point.

dditional (usic onsiderations:There is singing and screaming within the piece ?7ids must

perform this in the correct rhythms@. The piece is basedupon an entertainment score given to the audienceA thus,the band must showcase this by showing di6erent

styles*rhythms*tempo mar7ings.


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Entertainment

Ensemble

udience

). (ain idea*Jeart of the wor7


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%. 9ecognize di6erent styles of music.

'. 9ecognize the types of tempos*rhythmswithin those styles of music.

). Percussion section.+. &tudents can recognize what a 'Kthstyle

composition sounds li7e.

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