Afro Celt Sound System Flashcards

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1
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What African instruments are present throughout the song?

A

Kora and the talking drum.

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What Celtic instruments are present throughout the song?

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Hurdy-gurdy, uilleann pipes, bodhran, fiddle, whistle and accordion.

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What Western instruments are present throughout the song?

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Male vox, female vox, synthesisers, breath samples, drum machine, electric piano, shaker and tambourine.

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Looping

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Recording on the fly into a seamless phrase that play continuously over and over again.

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What is the structure of the song?

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A distinct verse form.

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What is the time signature of the song?

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Free time and then 4/4.

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7
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Free time

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When there is no distinctive rhythm.

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Layering

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When multiple textures are applied onto each other for a diverse effect.

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Drone

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A sustained tone, usually in a low pitch to provide a sonorous foundation for a melody.

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Nonsense lyrics

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Where the lyrics don’t make sense or mean anything in any language or aren’t there for a meaning.

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Syllabic

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The main melody or theme is in time with he syllables in the vocal line.

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Repetition

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Where elements of the music are played more than once throughout the piece.

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Glissando

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Sliding

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Ornamentation

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The embellishment of the melody, by editing melodies to make the more complex.

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Reverb

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A form of echo effect to make the piece sound more in depth.

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16
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Homophonic

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Where the accompanying parts generally follow the melody in terms of rhythm.

17
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Diatonic

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Where all the notes follow the scale and there are no chromatic alterations.

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Key of the piece?

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C minor.

19
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Extended chords

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Where it plays root chords but adds notes from the scale onto the end of the chord.

20
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Simple quadruple metre

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4/4 time signature.

21
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Swung semiquavers

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The semiquavers in the piece are slightly extended to add a jazz feel.