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AFRICA🎸🌧🏔 Flashcards

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What style is Africa?

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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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Rhythm in Africa

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Ostinato rhythms, totally quavers
Constant use of syncopation

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Time signature of Africa

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2/2 (split common)

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Texture of Africa

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Homophonic

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How many bars are in the intro of Africa?

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4

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In Africa what is the key of the intro?

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C# minor

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Intro chords in Africa

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A, G#m, C#m

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

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2 riffs

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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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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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Where does riff a appear? (Africa)

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In every section except the chorus

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

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The instrumental develops riff b

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How many bars is verse 1? (Africa)

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35 bars

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What key is verse 1 in? (Africa)

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B major

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How many phrases make up verse 1? (Africa)

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4

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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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Harmonic rhythm of verse 1? (Africa)
1 chord per bar
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Chord progression of verse 1, including the riff at the end? (Africa)
B D#m G#m B/F# A/E E/F# G#m Riff a ( A, G#m, C#m)
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How many bars are in chorus 1? (Africa)
18 bars
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What key is the chorus in? (Africa)
A major
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How many phrases are in chorus 1? (Africa)
4
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How many bars are in each phrase in the chorus 1? (Africa)
1 = 4 bars 2 = 4 bars 3 = 4 bars 4 = 6 bars
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Which / how many vocals sing phrase 1 in chorus 1? (Africa)
1 male solo
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Which/ how many vocals sing phrase 2 of chorus 1? (Africa)
2 male vocals
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Chords of the chorus ? (Africa)
F#m D A E
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Chord progression of the last phrase of the chorus 1? (Africa)
F#m D A C#m E F#m / E/G#
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How many bars long is link 1? (Africa)
8
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Key of link 1? (Africa)
A major
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When is link 1 played? (Africa)
Riff a + b played between chorus 1 and verse 2
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How many bars are in verse 2? (Africa)
26 bars
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How many phrases does verse 2 have ? and number of bars in each phrase? (Africa)
3 phrases: 1 = 9 bars 2 = 9 bars 3 = 8 bars
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Differences between verse 1 and 2? (Africa)
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
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How many bars are in chorus 2? (Africa)
18 bars
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Is chorus 2 different from chorus 1? (Africa)
NO
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Link 2 is the same as …? (Africa)
Link 1
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How long is the instrumental? (Africa)
17 bars
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Chord progression of the instrumental? (Africa)
Same as verse chords B D#m G#m B / F# A / E E F# G#m A G#m C#m
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Describe the melody of the instrumental? (Africa)
Based on riff b
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The instrumental is the shorter version of…? (Africa)
The verses
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Describe the melody in the first 4 bars of the 9 bar phrase in the instrumental! (Africa)
A descending melody B major pentatonic scale Ending with a triplet
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Describe the melody in the last 5 bars of the 9 bar phrase in the instrumental! (Africa)
An ascending + descending melody E major scale More rhythmic variety
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Describe the melody in the first 3 bars of the 8 bar phrase in the instrumental! (Africa)
An ascending melody B major pentatonic scale Ends with the use of grace notes and syncopation
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Which 2 pitches mainly make up the chorus melody? (Africa)
A G#
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How is the 2nd phrase of the chorus melody sung? (Africa)
2 part harmony
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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)
F#m D A C#m E F#m E / G#
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Which instrument has a new riff in the final chorus? (Africa)
Electric guitar
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What scale is the opening of the instrumental me, lady written in? (Africa)
B major pentatonic
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What are the lyrics heard at the end of the instrumental? (Africa)
‘Hurry boys she’s waiting there for you’
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Which section uses mainly primary triads? (Africa)
The chorus
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What is the tonic key of the peice? (Africa)
B major
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What cadence is heard at the end of riff a? (Africa)
Perfect
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Which section features triplet rhythms? (Africa)
The instrumental
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What key does the work open in? (Africa)
C # minor
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In verse 2 a counter melody is played , what instrument plays it? (Africa)
Recorder
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The opening line of the chorus has how many singers? (Africa)
1
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How many singers does the second line of the chorus have? (Africa)
2
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What chord is heard in the 2nd bar in the verse? (Africa)
iii
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What is a riff? (Africa)
A short repeated phrase or motif of music
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What plays the riffs in the introduction? (Africa)
Synth
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Which instruments play riff a? (Africa)
Bass guitar, marimba, synth
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Describe the melody in verse 1 (Africa)
Mainly conjunct Syncopated
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Describe the vocals in verse 1 (Africa)
Mostly Syllabic Melismas at the end of phrases 1-3 Range of an octave (b-b)
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Which instrument plays the counter melody in verse 2?
Recorder

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