afro celt

Question 1

Why was the song composed?

Answer 1

as a tribute to a band member who passed away

Question 2

who is the vocalist?

Answer 2

sinead o’connor

Question 3

when was the album released?

Answer 3

1999

Question 4

which styles did afro celt fuse?

Answer 4

• west african tribal
• celtic
• electronic dance

Question 5

which african instruments are present? (3)

Answer 5

• kora
• talking drum
• djembe

Question 6

which celtic instruments are present? (6)

Answer 6

• hurdy gurdy
• uilleann pipes
• bodhran
• fiddle
• whistle
• accordion

Question 7

which electronic dance instruments are present? (6)

Answer 7

• electronic piano
• synth
• drum machine
• shaker
• tambourine
• digital effects

Question 8

which digital effects are used? (5)

Answer 8

• multitracking
• panning
• low pass filter
• reverb
• delay

Question 9

what is multitracking?

Answer 9

electronically layering multiple layers of music to play at the same time (even though recorded at different times)

Question 10

what is panning?

Answer 10

sound moving to a particular side of headphones

Question 11

what is a low-pass filter?

Answer 11

a filter that cuts out high frequencies

Question 12

what is reverb

Answer 12

an echo effect

Question 13

what is a delay

Answer 13

a phrase that is played out an amount of time after being recorded

Question 14

describe the metre (2)

Answer 14

free time at start, 4 4 for the rest

Question 15

is there an ostinato?

Answer 15

yes, in the drum parts

Question 16

is there syncopation?

Answer 16

yes, in basically everything

Question 17

what is the order of sections? (7)

Answer 17

• intro
• verse 1
• verse 2
• instrumental solo section
• verse 3
• build
• outro

Question 18

what is the overall texture?

Answer 18

constantly changing - ain’t mdh blud

Question 19

texture of verse 2:

Answer 19

• MDH
  fiddle player accompaniment with double stopping

Question 20

texture of verse 1 (2)

Answer 20

• MDH
  female melodic line with simple chords underneath
• Texture thins out at 2:37 to allow bass guitar to be heard

Question 21

texture of solo section (uilleann pipe solo) (1)

Answer 21

• polyphonic
  bass part is underneath

Question 22

texture of solo section (whistle part) (1)

Answer 22

• sparse texture
• probably polyphony

Question 23

texture of verse 3 (1)

Answer 23

• polyphony
  female vocals on top of hurdy-gurdy and uilleann pipe solo

Question 24

texture of build (2)

Answer 24

• layered texture
  bass w/ complex guitar, 2 oscillating piano
• heterophonic @ 6:20
  different versions of same tune in uilleann pipes and hurdy gurdy

Question 25

range of female melody

Answer 25

• very narrow (limited range of 6th)

Question 26

syllabic or melismatic

Answer 26

syllabic

Question 27

in which parts is there a pentatonic melody? (2)

Answer 27

• female voice verse 1
• uilleann pipes

Question 28

features of the uilleann pipe melody (5)

Answer 28

• mainly conjunct
• hints of chromaticism
• ornamented melody
• repetitive melody
• pentatonic

Question 29

what is the tonality? (2)

Answer 29

• c aeolian (minor)
• c dorian

so modal tonality

Question 30

adventurous or diatonic harmony?

Answer 30

• 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