And Dream of Sheep Flashcards
Kate Bush
What length do the phrases typically have
Phrase 1 : 2
Phrase 2 : 2
Phrase 3: 3
Therefore, 7 bars long and therefore cause disorientation
However, they gradually get longer to add to the dramatic effect
Structure
Verse-bridge
Verse
Bridge
Verse 2
Bridge
Outro
Instrumentation
Singer
Piano
Fairlight CMI -> producing samples
Whistles
Bouzouki
What key are we in
Aeolian mode (C#m7)
Tempo speed
Slow ballad tempo
What interval is heard in the beginning and what effect does it have
Perfect 5th
Sounds like a lighthouse because of the circle of 5ths too
What 3 chords are repeated in verse 1
C#m7
F#m / A
B
( I IV VII)
What does the piano play to accompaniment in terms of notes i.e. scalic or arpeggios
Arpeggios
“If they find me racing white horses, they’ll not take me for a buoy” - rocking intervals of…which make her…
Rocking minor 3rds give the sensation that she’s floating
In the line, “If they find me racing white horses, they’ll not take me for a buoy”, starting the bridge section, what is the accompaniment doing
Playing a pedal note on E -> gives the impression that she is stuck, motionless
Which is further emphasised with the small range in the vocals
What technique is caused by the pedal note on E in “If they find me racing white horses, they’ll not take me for a buoy”
Vamp
When does the time signature change to 2 4
“Buoy”
“Come here with me now”
Before “Ooh, their breath is warm”
When does the time signature change to 5 4
In the final 3 bars - “They take me”
When does the time signature change to 3 4
“Like pop-“
Long held notes in chords allows us to focus upon…
The melody
“Let me be weak, let me sleep, and dream of sheep” (Melody)
Descends -> suggests that she is giving up and sinking into the water
With the crescendo, we get the impression that she is…
Waking up, finding strength
“I’ll wake up to any sound of engines” (melody)
Verse 2
Larger range with fewer perfect 5ths in voice
Which instrument is added to Verse 2
The Bouzouki
What does the Bouzouki do in Verse 2
Creates word painting and accentuates the words / melody by doubling the vocals
Countermelody of a broken chord
In Verse 2 there are more frequent…in the piano part which… in comparison to the opening
Arpeggios - increases the movement of the piece
The Bouzouki and piano play…
Extremely low notes at some points
The dynamics mimic…
Her conscious drifting in and out
In Verse 2, the chords are…
More complex because there are chord slashes and extended / added.
What rhythm is heard in her piece which is strange
Lombardic rhythm - Folk influence. Speech like
When the Bouzouki enters for the 2nd time, it plays
A portamento to create the idea that she is losing her consciousness. (Notes are blurred)
Why does the time signature change
To show that she is nodding out - NO CLEAR PULSE CREATED
OUTRO:
“ REST REST Ooh, [their breath]” (rhythm)
Triplets introduces
What is the “oh [their breath]”
Anacrusis
The whistles are…(studio technique)
Multitracked ed
“And they [smell like sheep]” interval
Minor 6th
Towards the end what happens to the vocal line
More melisma added -> blurs the vocal line
One beat before she says “Like poppies”, what occurs in terms of tempo and harmony
Fermata (she pauses)
No chord
Therefore, nothing left: no pulse of chordal guidance
The final two bars are a representation of…because the melody…
She sings “deeper and deeper” and the vocal line is descending, therefore, causing word painting.
What cadence is there at the end of the piece
Imperfect cadence!
