The raised fourth in Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story

This article traces the functions and applications of the raised fourth-scale degree in Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story against the background of the work’s precarious positioning between a Broadway musical and a modern opera. It attempts to demonstrate how the raised fourth operates in a varie...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nicol Viljoen, Johann Visagie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2010-04-01
Series:Acta Academica
Online Access:https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/aa/article/view/1245