3rd Lyric Analysis

Question 1

What is the phrase?

Phrase structure?

Answer 1

“Empty chairs at empty tables” - phrase x

Two bar phrase (bar 7 - 8)

Question 2

Dynamic

Answer 2

Piano = soft and somber = desolation

Question 3

Rhythm & Metre

Answer 3

4/4

Question 4

Pitch

Answer 4

Relatively low pitch

Question 5

Contour

Answer 5

Descending scale word painting sadness

Question 6

Melody/Motifs/Intervals

Answer 6

13th = “chairs”
Arpeggio = 1st ”empty” and semi-tone = 2nd “empty”

Question 7

Instrumentation

Answer 7

Keyboard 1, keyboard 2 + strings

Question 8

Texture
Timbre
Tonality
Tempo

Answer 8

Homophonic
Keyboard 1, keyboard 2 + strings
A minor
Moderato (93bpm)

Question 9

Harmony and harmonic features

Answer 9

1st “empty” = arpeggio in bass
C major 9,13
D minor 9 word paints “tables”