Africa Flashcards
What are some of the percussion instruments heard in the introduction?
Congo drums, Cowbells, Maracas, Keyboard, Xylophone/ marimba( bigger)
What are the chords heard in the verses?
B D#m G#m B/F# A/E E/F# G#m
What are the chords heard in Riff A
A G#m C#m
When in Riff A repeated
After every phrase in the verse
What key is the intro in
C#minor
What is the tonic key
B major
How many sharp/flats does the tonic key have in the key sig?
5 #s- F#, C#, G#, D#, A#
What key is the chorus in?
A major- 3#s
What is the tempo marking
Moderately in 2
Who are the 2 composers?
Paich and Porcaro
What is the time sig
2/2- cut common
What is the melody line like in the verse?
conjunct
syncopated
mainly syllabic
What is the bass line like in the verse?
rhythmic ostinato in the bass
what cadence is heard at the end of every phrase?
perfect cadence in C#m- riff A ends in a perfect cadence G#m- C#m
What word has a melisma in the first phrase?
conversation
What scale is riff B
pentatonic in C#m
How many times is the intro played?
4
What instrument plays riff B
synthesised keyboard
How many bars long is each phrase in the verse?
9 bars long due to having riff A at the end
what instrument plays the bass line
Marimba
What genre is this piece of music?
soft rock
What album is this piece originally from?
Toto IV
When was Africa composed?
1981
When was Africa released?
1982
Give 2 differences between the 1st and 2nd verses?
Verse 1 is 1 phrase longer than verse 2
Verse 2 has a countermelody played on the recorder
What is the countermelody on the recorder like?
a descending B major scale in semibreves
What is different about the last phrase of the verse?
The 2nd half is higher in pitch
What are the chords in the chorus?
F#m D A E
What is different about the vocals in the chorus?
High register of voice belted- falsetto
how do the vocals develop throughout the chorus?
line 1 is a solo
line 2 is a duet a 6th apart
line 3 & 4 is a trio in harmony
what are the rhythms like in the chorus?
Same bass rhythm as the verse- rhythmic ostinato
Rhythms mainly based around the tonic note- A
Fill at the end of each line in the bass line
Where can vocalisation be found?
at the end of the chorus and linking section
What scale is at the end of the linking section?
E major pentatonic
Where can you find triplet rhythms?
the instrumental
What key is the instrumental in?
B major pentatonic
What D.S. al Coda mean?
Go back to the coda sign- bottom of page 3
What is the outro like?
The outro is the same as the intro
