Burn

Question 1

Intro - Alap feel

Answer 1

“Raga Jog”

Ravi Shankar

Question 2

Synth strings

(+AO4)

Answer 2

AO4: Bollywood influence

Question 3

Sitar has sympathetic strings - reverb effect, resonates

Answer 3

“Raga Jog”

Ravi Shankar

Question 4

Melody dominated homophony

Answer 4

“Never give up”

Sia

Question 5

No pulse in the intro

Answer 5

“Raga Jog”

Ravi Shankar
(Freedom throughout)

Question 6

Functional harmony

(Western)

Answer 6

“Mahal”

Glass Beams

Question 7

C# minor

Question 8

No drone…the synth strings pretend to be a drone in the beginning

(Odd)

Question 9

Added chords and extensions -> pan-diatonic implied

(+AO4)

Answer 9

AO4: Jazz influence

Question 10

Random ties and rests

(+AO4)

Answer 10

AO4: Masks the 1st beat of the bar

Question 11

Kan introduces the melodic idea

Question 12

Andolan

Answer 12

“Mundian to Bach Ke”

Panjabi
(Andolans in vocals)

Question 13

Gamaka

Answer 13

“Indian Summer”

Anoushka Shankar

Question 14

Synth strings play octaves -> becomes more syncopated

Question 15

Reverb on the bass drum

Answer 15

Jai Ho!

AR Rahmen

Question 16

Static harmony

Answer 16

“Indian Summer”

Anoushka Shankar

Question 17

Loop sequence comes in in intro 2. (Manjira, BD, and Rim Click)

Answer 17

“Journey in Satchindanada”

Alice Coltrane

Question 18

Portamento in synth bass

Question 19

Second intro = Bass riff

Answer 19

“Bailamos”

Enrique Iglesias

Question 20

Conjunct melody

Answer 20

“Ragas in minor scale”

Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass

Question 21

Speech rhythms

Answer 21

“Dilbar”

Kakkar

Question 22

Syncopation

Answer 22

“Jai Ho!”

AR Rahmen

Question 23

Repetitive melody

Answer 23

“My sweet lord”

George Harrison
-> Inspired by Ravi Shankar and Indian Spiritual music

Question 24

Small tessitura

Answer 24

“Maya”

Raman

Question 25

Ethereal synth pad replaces the strings. Higher pitch. Starts from nothing (+AO4)

Answer 25

AO4: Tries to create space in the music

Question 26

Ride cymbal

Question 27

Fat Lead synth -> very disjunct, angular leaps

Question 28

Polyphonic chorus

Question 29

EQ (creates a thinner texture)

Answer 29

“Telephone” Lady Gaga

Question 30

Panned and overdubbed vocals

Answer 30

"Tunak Tunak Tun" Mehndi (Subtle panning, but vocals are overdubbed)

Question 31

Bridge is introduced by a beat drop (+AO4 and influence)

Answer 31

AO4 and influence: Anticipation, EDM influence

Question 32

Verse 2 is 12 bars long rather than traditional 8 bars HOWEVER, follows pop structure (WL) (+AO4)

Answer 32

"My sweet lord" George Harrison AO4: Indian influence

Question 33

In Verse 2, the vocals are multitracked to be a 3rd apart

Question 34

Triplets and quintuplets

Question 35

Dialogue between vocals and sitar

Answer 35

"Within you and without you" Beatles (Not all the time. It's mainly the sitar doubling the voice. But sometimes, the vocals say something and then straight after the sitar does the same thing)

Question 36

Interrupted cadence half way through Verse 3

Question 37

Scalic progression to 2nd chorus in octaves

Answer 37

"Oruvan oruvan mudhalali" AR Rahman

Question 38

Thicker texture in 2nd chorus

Answer 38

"Breathless" Shankar Mahadevan

Question 39

Countermelody in synth strings (2nd chorus)

Question 40

Texture becomes thinner in the outro

Answer 40

"Latika's theme" Slumdogs

Question 41

Coda doesn’t sound related to the piece (No WL)

Question 42

Bare 5ths, last chord (+AO4)

Answer 42

AO4: She modulates to create a smoother blend into the next song of her album = “Slither”

Question 43

Meends

Answer 43

"Indian Summer" Anoushka Shankar