The opening bars are marked colla voce. This means the band musicians could…
Follow the vocal lead with each new performance and lead performer.
In the second half of the introduction the music is at … tempo.
andante
Pauses are added in … to wait for the speaking interludes.
bar 29
it is generally in 4/4 except in the three spoken bars, which have…
three crotchet beats in the bar
both syncopated melody and accompaniment
layering of strong and consistent driving rhythmic patterns that create cross-rhythms