afro celt Flashcards
Why was the song composed?
as a tribute to a band member who passed away
who is the vocalist?
sinead o’connor
when was the album released?
1999
which styles did afro celt fuse?
- west african tribal
- celtic
- electronic dance
which african instruments are present? (3)
- kora
- talking drum
- djembe
which celtic instruments are present? (6)
- hurdy gurdy
- uilleann pipes
- bodhran
- fiddle
- whistle
- accordion
which electronic dance instruments are present? (6)
- electronic piano
- synth
- drum machine
- shaker
- tambourine
- digital effects
which digital effects are used? (5)
- multitracking
- panning
- low pass filter
- reverb
- delay
what is multitracking?
electronically layering multiple layers of music to play at the same time (even though recorded at different times)
what is panning?
sound moving to a particular side of headphones
what is a low-pass filter?
a filter that cuts out high frequencies
what is reverb
an echo effect
what is a delay
a phrase that is played out an amount of time after being recorded
describe the metre (2)
free time at start, 4 4 for the rest
is there an ostinato?
yes, in the drum parts
is there syncopation?
yes, in basically everything
what is the order of sections? (7)
- intro
- verse 1
- verse 2
- instrumental solo section
- verse 3
- build
- outro
what is the overall texture?
constantly changing - ain’t mdh blud
texture of verse 2:
- MDH
fiddle player accompaniment with double stopping
texture of verse 1 (2)
- MDH
female melodic line with simple chords underneath - Texture thins out at 2:37 to allow bass guitar to be heard
texture of solo section (uilleann pipe solo) (1)
- polyphonic
bass part is underneath
texture of solo section (whistle part) (1)
- sparse texture
- probably polyphony
texture of verse 3 (1)
- polyphony
female vocals on top of hurdy-gurdy and uilleann pipe solo
texture of build (2)
- layered texture
bass w/ complex guitar, 2 oscillating piano - heterophonic @ 6:20
different versions of same tune in uilleann pipes and hurdy gurdy
range of female melody
- very narrow (limited range of 6th)
syllabic or melismatic
syllabic
in which parts is there a pentatonic melody? (2)
- female voice verse 1
- uilleann pipes
features of the uilleann pipe melody (5)
- mainly conjunct
- hints of chromaticism
- ornamented melody
- repetitive melody
- pentatonic
what is the tonality? (2)
- c aeolian (minor)
- c dorian
so modal tonality
adventurous or diatonic harmony?
- diatonic
with repetitive chord sequences so that new loops can fit in without terrible dissonance
however there are extended chords in loop 22 so not too boring
