AfroCelt Flashcards
(32 cards)
Which instruments, and in what order, play a solo?
uilleann pipes, accordion, hurdy-gurdy
What is the form?
verse
Texture
- constantly changing
- layering
- loops
- mainly homophonic
- some heterophony and polyphony
What is the key?
C minor
What language is verse 1 in?
English
What language is verse 2 in?
Irish
What language is verse 3 in?
English
Name the musical device played by the Bodhrán in verse 1 and 3.
ostinato
Identify 5 similarities between verse 1 and 3.
Verse 1 - 1:38; Verse 3 - 4:55;
- melody
- key
- time signature / metre
- tempo
- syncopation
- loops / ostinatos
- pedal
- phrase length
Identify 4 instruments in verse 3 but not in verse 1.
- hurdy-gurdy
- uilleann pipes
- bass guitar
- accordion
- fiddle
What is the key signature?
4/4
Describe the tempo at the start.
free tempo
Name the first percussion instrument heard in the piece.
talking drum
Name four technological processes used when the first voice enters.
- samples / loops
- reverb
- EQ
- panning
- echo
Describe the melody of the female voice in verse 1. (5)
- syllabic
- conjunct
- descending
- small compass
- syncopation
- pentatonic
- two bar phrases
- repetitive
Identify three features of the harmony in the intro and the first iteration of the female voice in the first verse that is typical of electronic dance music.
- pedal / drone
- static
- slow harmonic rhythm
- repeated chord progression
Identify three features of the rhythm and metre in the intro and the first iteration of the female voice in the first verse that is typical of electronic dance music.
- loops / ostinato
- 4/4
- layered beats
- two / four bar phrasing
Identify a feature of the texture in the intro and the first iteration of the female voice in the first verse that is typical of electronic dance music.
- layers
- builds in complexity
- gradual changes
Name the musical device heard in the bass guitar at the start of the build section.
ostinato
Identify the two folk instruments that play solos in the build sections.
- hurdy-gurdy
- uilleann pipes
Describe the vocal melody in the build section. (3)
- melismatic
- vocalisation
- repeated note
- sustained / held
- descends a 5th
Identify the texture when the voice enters in the build section.
polyphonic
Identify three features of the melody in the build section that are associated with folk music.
- repetitive
- improvised
- ornamentation
- limited range
- glissando
- flattened 7th
Describe the tonality of the build section. (2)
- Aeolian
- modal
