Afro Celt Sound System Flashcards
What African instruments are present throughout the song?
Kora and the talking drum.
What Celtic instruments are present throughout the song?
Hurdy-gurdy, uilleann pipes, bodhran, fiddle, whistle and accordion.
What Western instruments are present throughout the song?
Male vox, female vox, synthesisers, breath samples, drum machine, electric piano, shaker and tambourine.
Looping
Recording on the fly into a seamless phrase that play continuously over and over again.
What is the structure of the song?
A distinct verse form.
What is the time signature of the song?
Free time and then 4/4.
Free time
When there is no distinctive rhythm.
Layering
When multiple textures are applied onto each other for a diverse effect.
Drone
A sustained tone, usually in a low pitch to provide a sonorous foundation for a melody.
Nonsense lyrics
Where the lyrics don’t make sense or mean anything in any language or aren’t there for a meaning.
Syllabic
The main melody or theme is in time with he syllables in the vocal line.
Repetition
Where elements of the music are played more than once throughout the piece.
Glissando
Sliding
Ornamentation
The embellishment of the melody, by editing melodies to make the more complex.
Reverb
A form of echo effect to make the piece sound more in depth.
Homophonic
Where the accompanying parts generally follow the melody in terms of rhythm.
Diatonic
Where all the notes follow the scale and there are no chromatic alterations.
Key of the piece?
C minor.
Extended chords
Where it plays root chords but adds notes from the scale onto the end of the chord.
Simple quadruple metre
4/4 time signature.
Swung semiquavers
The semiquavers in the piece are slightly extended to add a jazz feel.
