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A-level Music: Edexcel > Courtney Pine, Back In The Day, Lady Day > Flashcards

Courtney Pine, Back In The Day, Lady Day Flashcards

1
Q

What instrument is Pine self taught on?

A

Saxophones

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2
Q

What does OBE stand for?

A

Order of the British Empire

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3
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What is Back in the Day a fusion of?

A

Jazz
Funk
Hip-hop
Some Latin influence

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4
Q

What type of sax does Pine play in Lady Day?
What is the tessitura?

A

Alto
High - virtuosic

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5
Q

Who Is the vocalist?

A

Lynden David Hall

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6
Q

Describe the movement of the melody line

A

Mostly stepwise & narrow movement

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7
Q

What is the sax used for in Lady Day?

A

Small interjections (riff)
Instrumental
Outro

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8
Q

How is the ‘devils interval’ created?

A

C major with diminished 5th creates tritone

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9
Q

How is the ‘devils interval’ linked to a jazz element/technique?

A

Spectralism: music built on 5ths

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10
Q

Describe the sax solo

A

Virtuosic
Improv
Chromatic
Pitch bends

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11
Q

How is the harmony jazzy?

A

Chromatic
Complex chords
12 bar blues idea

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12
Q

How is the 12 bar blues used in Lady Day?

A

Chord progression of 8/12 bar blues
C C C C F F C C
I IV I

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13
Q

What is the rhythm based on?

A

Drum & bass genre

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14
Q

What is played double time (X2)?

A

Drum & bass track

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15
Q

What is a Hammond organ?
What is it played with in Lady Day?

A

Small electric organ with lots of tremolo
Connected to Leslie speaker to create synth sounds

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16
Q

What happens at bar 37?

A

Vocal interlude

17
Q

What are multiphonics?
When are they used?

A

Multiple notes at once - virtuosic
Near end

18
Q

What type of drums are used?

A

Drum machine

19
Q

Who is Lynden David Hall accompanied by?

A

Backing vocals

20
Q

What does the sax play at the end?

A

Key clicks

21
Q

What music tech is used in Lady Day?

A

EQ - equaliser
Panning
Reverb
Sampling - end

22
Q

What is the structure of Lady Day?

A

4 bar intro - standard pop
X3 verse - chorus
Verses based on 8 bars of 12 bar blues

23
Q

When is ‘no chord’ written?
What does it mean?

A

Bar 28
Singer on own

24
Q

What happens in bar 30?

A

Link passage

25
Q

When is there an alto sax solo?

A

After second verse

A-level Music: Edexcel (38 decks)

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