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AFRICA🎸🌧🏔 Flashcards

1
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What style is Africa?

A

Soft-rock love song with elements of African music

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Who wrote Africa

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David Paich
Jeff Porcaro

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When was Africa recorded

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1981

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When was Africa released

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1982

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What is the instrumentation in Africa

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Rock band : drum kit, additional percussion, lead + bass guitar, synths, male lead vocals, backing male vocals

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Tempo of Africa

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Allegro moderato

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Dynamics of Africa

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Chorus is forte
Everything else is mezzo-forte

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Describe Harmony in Africa

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Diatonic

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Describe Melody + pitch in Africa

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Mostly conjunct
Occasional use of pentatonic scales
Vocal pitch range is less than 2 octaves

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10
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Rhythm in Africa

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Ostinato rhythms, totally quavers
Constant use of syncopation

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11
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Time signature of Africa

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2/2 (split common)

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12
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Texture of Africa

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Homophonic

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13
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How many bars are in the intro of Africa?

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4

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14
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In Africa what is the key of the intro?

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C# minor

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15
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Intro chords in Africa

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A, G#m, C#m

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16
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What makes up the intro? (2…) (Africa)

A

2 riffs

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17
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Describe riff a (Africa)

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Syncopated and on beat rhythms
Repeating chord A (root position)
Concluding with chords G#m and then C#m

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18
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Describe riff b (Africa)

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An ostinato pattern of 5 quavers
Uses B major pentatonic scale
Parallel 4ths

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19
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Where does riff a appear? (Africa)

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In every section except the chorus

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20
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Where else (besides the intro) is riff b heard/ used? (Africa)

A

The instrumental develops riff b

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21
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How many bars is verse 1? (Africa)

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35 bars

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22
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What key is verse 1 in? (Africa)

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B major

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23
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How many phrases make up verse 1? (Africa)

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4

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24
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How many bars are in each phrase in verse 1? (Africa)

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1 = 9 bars
2= 9 bars
3= 9 bars
4= 8 bars

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25
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Harmonic rhythm of verse 1? (Africa)

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1 chord per bar

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26
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Chord progression of verse 1, including the riff at the end? (Africa)

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B
D#m
G#m
B/F#
A/E
E/F#
G#m

Riff a ( A, G#m, C#m)

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27
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How many bars are in chorus 1? (Africa)

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18 bars

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28
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What key is the chorus in? (Africa)

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A major

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29
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How many phrases are in chorus 1? (Africa)

30
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How many bars are in each phrase in the chorus 1? (Africa)

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1 = 4 bars
2 = 4 bars
3 = 4 bars
4 = 6 bars

31
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Which / how many vocals sing phrase 1 in chorus 1? (Africa)

A

1 male solo

32
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Which/ how many vocals sing phrase 2 of chorus 1? (Africa)

A

2 male vocals

33
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Chords of the chorus ? (Africa)

34
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Chord progression of the last phrase of the chorus 1? (Africa)

A

F#m
D
A
C#m
E
F#m / E/G#

35
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How many bars long is link 1? (Africa)

36
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Key of link 1? (Africa)

37
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When is link 1 played? (Africa)

A

Riff a + b played between chorus 1 and verse 2

38
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How many bars are in verse 2? (Africa)

39
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How many phrases does verse 2 have ? and number of bars in each phrase? (Africa)

A

3 phrases:

1 = 9 bars
2 = 9 bars
3 = 8 bars

40
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Differences between verse 1 and 2? (Africa)

A

Verse 2 has a counter melody / descant played on a flute - like instrument (recorder)

Verse 2 is 9 bars ( 1 phrase ) shorter than verse 1

More backing vocals than in verse 1

41
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How many bars are in chorus 2? (Africa)

42
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Is chorus 2 different from chorus 1? (Africa)

43
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Link 2 is the same as …? (Africa)

44
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How long is the instrumental? (Africa)

45
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Chord progression of the instrumental? (Africa)

A

Same as verse chords

B
D#m
G#m
B / F#
A / E
E
F#
G#m
A
G#m
C#m

46
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Describe the melody of the instrumental? (Africa)

A

Based on riff b

47
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The instrumental is the shorter version of…? (Africa)

A

The verses

48
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Describe the melody in the first 4 bars of the 9 bar phrase in the instrumental! (Africa)

A

A descending melody
B major pentatonic scale
Ending with a triplet

49
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Describe the melody in the last 5 bars of the 9 bar phrase in the instrumental! (Africa)

A

An ascending + descending melody
E major scale
More rhythmic variety

50
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Describe the melody in the first 3 bars of the 8 bar phrase in the instrumental! (Africa)

A

An ascending melody
B major pentatonic scale
Ends with the use of grace notes and syncopation

51
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Which 2 pitches mainly make up the chorus melody? (Africa)

52
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How is the 2nd phrase of the chorus melody sung? (Africa)

A

2 part harmony

53
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The final phrase of the chorus changes the harmony slightly in order to prepare for a return to the tonic of B major. What is this final chord progression for the final 6 bars of the chorus? (Africa)

A

F#m
D
A
C#m
E
F#m
E / G#

54
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Which instrument has a new riff in the final chorus? (Africa)

A

Electric guitar

55
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What scale is the opening of the instrumental me, lady written in? (Africa)

A

B major pentatonic

56
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What are the lyrics heard at the end of the instrumental? (Africa)

A

‘Hurry boys she’s waiting there for you’

57
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Which section uses mainly primary triads? (Africa)

A

The chorus

58
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What is the tonic key of the peice? (Africa)

59
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What cadence is heard at the end of riff a? (Africa)

60
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Which section features triplet rhythms? (Africa)

A

The instrumental

61
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What key does the work open in? (Africa)

62
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In verse 2 a counter melody is played , what instrument plays it? (Africa)

63
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The opening line of the chorus has how many singers? (Africa)

64
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How many singers does the second line of the chorus have? (Africa)

65
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What chord is heard in the 2nd bar in the verse? (Africa)

66
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What is a riff? (Africa)

A

A short repeated phrase or motif of music

67
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What plays the riffs in the introduction? (Africa)

68
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Which instruments play riff a? (Africa)

A

Bass guitar, marimba, synth

69
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Describe the melody in verse 1 (Africa)

A

Mainly conjunct
Syncopated

70
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Describe the vocals in verse 1 (Africa)

A

Mostly Syllabic
Melismas at the end of phrases 1-3
Range of an octave (b-b)

71
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Which instrument plays the counter melody in verse 2?

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