AOS 4 - Release Flashcards
Who founded Afro Celt Soundsystem, and in which year?
Simon Emmerson in 1995
Which Irish female vocalist wrote the lyrics and sang on the recording?
Sinead O’Connor
Which African instruments are used?
Kora, Talking Drum, Djembe
Which Irish instruments are used
Hurdy Gurdy, Uillean Pipes, Bodhran, Fiddle, Whistle, Accordion
Which Western instruments and studio techniques are used?
Synthesiser, Breath samples, Drum machine, electric piano, Shaker, Tambourine, Digital studio effects and techniques (Reverb, looping, EQ, Panning)
How many verses are there within this piece?
3 verses
Which instruments have solos within this piece?
Uillean Pipes, Whistle and Hurdy Gurdy
Does the male or female have the wider melodic range in this piece, and can you give the range
Female range is limited to a 6th and has a low tessitura, the male range is more extended to a 13th.
The first verse is based on the pentatonic minor scale, what does this mean?
It only uses 5 pitches
The chords change relatively slowly in this piece, how can we describe that?
Slow harmonic pulse or static harmony
The piece is anchored to the key of C minor but is best described as modal, why is that?
There is no leading note (raised 7th) that would be expected in a minor key, in this case we would expect to see a B natural but only see Bb. It therefore uses the C aeolian mode
A layered texture is created with the use of what?
Loops
There is often a melody and accompaniment, how can we describe this texture?
Homophonic
The introduction is in free time, what does this mean?
There is no clear pulse
The whistle and fiddle use some interesting rhythmic groupings what are these?
Triplets and sextuplets
