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Afro Celt Sound System Release Flashcards

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1
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Date of release

A

1999

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What instruments are apart of the African side?

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.A kora
.A djembe
.A talking drum

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What is a kora?

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A type of harp

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What is a djembe?

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A goblet-shaped drum

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5
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What is a talking drum?

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A drum that changes pitch and mimics the tone patterns of human speech

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What instruments are apart of the Celtic side?

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.Uilleann pipes
.Fiddle
.Accordian
.Low whistle
.Bodhran
.Hurdy Gurdy
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7
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What is an uilleann pipe?

A

Irish bagpipes that have a softer tone than the Scottish variety

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8
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What is a fiddle?

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Folk musicians names for a violin

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9
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What is an accordion?

A

This one has hand operated bellows and blow metal reeds

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10
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What is a low whistle?

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An instrument like a metal recorder

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What is a bodhran?

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A handheld drum played with a double-headed beater

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12
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What is a hurdy-gurdy?

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A mechanical violin, strings are made to vibrate by a cranked handle

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13
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What features are apart of the sound system side?

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.Male and female vocals
.synthesisier and samples
.electric piano, drum machine
.shaker and tambourine
.various digital effects
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14
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Who is the first voice heard?

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N’Faly Kouyate recites an introduction in Mankinka which is one of the languages of Guinea

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15
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Who sings verses 1 and 3?

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Sinead O’Connor in English, she also wrote the lyrics

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16
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Who sings verse 2?

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Larla O Lionaird in Irish

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17
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What is the meter at the opening section?

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Free time

18
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What is the tempo and meter of the piece?

A

4/4 and moderately fast

19
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Describe the overall rhythm

A

.Slightly swung

.Syncopation in the vocal melody

20
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What do the strings of rapid short notes in the instrumental solos and loops echo?

A

The fast decorative style of Irish folk music

21
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Where do triplets feature?

A

In the low whistle solo and fiddle loops

22
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What effect do the repeating loops create?

A

Ostinatos or riffs

23
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What does a 4 above a rest mean

A

The rest lasts for 4 bars

24
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Describe the overall melody and why?

A

Modal, tries to be in the C minor key but the piece does not include the note Bb, which is the leading note of the key

25
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How is the piece anchored to C minor

A

Drones and repeating patterns based on a chord of C minor

26
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What is the texture mainly?

A

Homophonic

27
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How is a layered texture achieved in the accompaniment?

A

Through the layering of loops

28
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State the texture

A 
Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2
Solos
Verse 3
Build
Outro
29
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What plays a solo in the solo section?

A

Uillean pipes
Low whistle
Hurdy-gurdy

30
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What is the build?

A

A period of long crescendo and thickening texture

31
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How does the outro end?

A

Fades out on electric piano loops

32
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Where is the general melody from?

A

Modal (aeolian mode on C)

33
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Describe the melody in verse 1?

A

5 pitches of the pentatonic minor scale (C-Eb-F-G-Bb)

34
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How is the melody quite repetitive?

A

Many similar 2 bar phrases that fall from G to C

35
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What is the introductory vocal solo closely based on?

A

The falling melody of verse 1

36
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Describe the ranges of the singers

A 
Male - 
.Wide range (13th)
Female - 
.Narrow range (6th)
.Low tessitura
37
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Describe the vocal line

A

Conjunct, syllabic, some parts whispered

38
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Describe the melody of the instrumental parts

A

.Wide range
.disjunct movement
.emphasise G and C as the main notes of the mode

39
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What is a pad?

A

A sustained synthesizer sound, often resembling strings, organ or voices

40
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What does vox mean?

A

It is Latin for voice

41
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What does the word pickup show and indicate?

A

Shows where the loop starts and indicates that it begins on an anacrusis

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