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Brief Biography of Stephen Schwartz

• A list of Stephen Schwartz’s works
• Bibliography 1
• Bibliography 2

Detailed Analysis

• ‘Defying Gravity’ from Wicked, ‘Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003’ with Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel
• ‘Defying Gravity’ from Wicked, ‘Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003’ with Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel

Practice Exam Questions: Section A

Musical Dictation Practice

Practice Exam Questions: Section B

• Practice Question 1: The middle dialogue and bridge sections from Stephen Schwartz’s ‘Defying Gravity’
• Practice Question 1: The unfamiliar extract, the first chorus from ‘Don’t Cry for Me Argentina’ by Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Practice Question 2: The introduction from Stephen Schwartz’s ‘Defying Gravity’
• Practice Question 2: ‘Something’s Coming’ by Leonard Bernstein