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AFRICA Flashcards

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1
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Who composed Africa?

A

Jeff porcaro
David Paich

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2
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What key is Africa in?

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B major

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3
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How long is the intro?

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4 bars

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How long is verse 1?

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Bars 5-39, 35 bars long

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How long is verse 2?

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Bars 14-39, 26 bars long

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How long is chorus 1 and chorus 2?

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Bars 40-57, 18 bars long

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How long is link 1 and link 2?

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Bars 58-65, 8 bars long

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How long is the instrumental?

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Bars 66-82, 17 bars long

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How long is chorus 3?

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Bars 40-92, 22 bars long

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How long is the outro?

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Bars 93-96, 4 bars long

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What time signature is Africa in?

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Simple duple time- 2/2 (split common time)- with two minim beats in every bar

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What rhythms are used in Africa in the riffs?

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Uses distinctive OSTINATO RHYTHMS for both riffs, consisting almost totally of QUAVERS, with constant use of SYNCOPATION.

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What are the vocal rhythms like in Africa?

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Vocal rhythms looks complex but follows the natural rhythm of the lyrics.

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When was Africa recorded?

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Recorded by the American rock band Toto in 1981 for their fourth studio album entitled TOTO IV

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When was Africa released?

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Released in 1982 and reached number one in America in 5th February 1983

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What genre is Africa?

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Soft rock

17
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What instruments are used in Africa?

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ROCK BAND: drum kit with additional percussion, lead and bass guitars, synthesisers, male lead vocals and male backing vocals

18
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What’s the melody like in Africa?

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mostly CONJUNT (moving in step) with a WIDE VOCAL RANGE.

19
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What scale is used in Riff B?

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Riff b uses the pentatonic scale, interpreted through E major.

20
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What happens with the vocals toward the end of the song?

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VOCAL IMPROVISATIONS occur towards the end of the song.

21
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What’s the texture like in Africa?

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Homophonic: melody and accompaniment

22
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What’s the Tonality of Africa?

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The majority of song is in B major whilst the Choruses are all in A major, BAA,BAA,BAA

23
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What’s the tempo of Africa?

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Moderately fast.

24
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What are the dynamics like in Africa?

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Most of the song is mezzo-forte (moderately loud) whilst the choruses are forte

25
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What’s the Harmony like?

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Diatonic; mixture of root positions and inverted chords.

26
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When is riff a heard?

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Riff A can be heard during the intro, verses, link sections, instrumental, and outro

27
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What chord pattern is used in riff a?

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A three-chord pattern : A-G#m-C#m

28
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What chord pattern is used in the chorus?

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VI-IV-I-V
F#m-D-A-E

29
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What’s the harmonic rhythm in Africa?

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It’s mostly once per bar, the rate of chord change

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