At the end of the day you get nothing for nothing

Question 1

dynamics - at the end of the day you get nothing for nothing

Answer 1

marking of mf at the start of the phrase in the accompaniment

Question 2

rhythm - at the end of the day you get nothing for nothing

Answer 2

in 12/8
cross rhythms in the accompaniment, a 6/4 feel against the 12/8 feel in the voice and kbd 1 = tension and oppressed workers

Question 3

pitch - at the end of the day you get nothing for nothing

Answer 3

mid range pitch in voice

Question 4

structure - at the end of the day you get nothing for nothing

Answer 4

1st phrase in verse 4, 10 bar verse and this is a 1 bar phrase

Question 5

melody - at the end of the day you get nothing for nothing

Answer 5

‘the end’ - S.T rise
‘nothing’ - S.T fall
‘nothing for’ has a falling contour
all show the oppression and hardship of their life
2nd ‘nothing’ starts on a 13th appoggiatura then falls a major 2nd
staccato quavers in the woodwind accompaniment = hope and optimism

Question 6

use of instruments - at the end of the day you get nothing for nothing

Answer 6

this phrase sang only by the foreman, but verse is sang by 4 soloist singers creating a ensemble and quartet

Question 7

tempo - at the end of the day you get nothing for nothing

Answer 7

molto allegro

Question 8

textures - at the end of the day you get nothing for nothing

Answer 8

foreman, kbd 1 +3, oboe, woodwind, violin, guitar, electric bass

Question 9

tonality - at the end of the day you get nothing for nothing

Answer 9

F minor

Question 10

timbre - at the end of the day you get nothing for nothing

Answer 10

chordal quaver accompaniment in the lower line

Question 11

harmony - at the end of the day you get nothing for nothing

Answer 11

tonic octave pedal across the phrase

Question 12

chords - at the end of the day you get nothing for nothing

Answer 12

I - IVc13
Fm - Bbm13 = dissonance on the last ‘nothing’