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Areo Of Study 3 Flashcards

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1
Q

Who composed All Blues and when?

A

Miles Davis

1959

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What kind of jazz is All Blues?

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Modal jazz

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3
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What mode is All Blues based on

A

G mixolydian mode

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4
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How many times is the 12 bar blues repeated in All Blues?

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19

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5
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What instruments make up the frontline of All Blues?

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Trumpet
Alto sax
Tenor sax

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6
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What instruments make up the rhythm section of All Blues?

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Piano
Bass
Drums

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7
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Name the soloists in All Blues

A

Miles Davis
Cannonball Adderley
John Coltrane
Bill Evans

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What’s different about the trumpet in the verses compared to the trumpet solo?

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It has a harmon mute in the verses and is unmuted in the solo

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9
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What do the alto and tenor sax play riffs in?

A

Thirds

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10
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What technique do the rhythm section do?

A

Comping

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11
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What’s the structure of All Blues?

A 
Intro
Head
Improv - trumpet
Improv - alto sax 
Improv - tenor sax
Improv - piano
Head
Out to
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12
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Who composed Grace?

A

Jeff Buckley

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13
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What time signature is Grace in?

A

12/8

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14
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What can be said about the rhythm of Grace?

A

Rock beat

Hi-hat and acoustic guitar drive the song forwards

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15
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What instruments are in Grace?

A 
Drum kit
Bass guitar
3 electric guitars
Acoustic guitars 
Lead vocal
(Backing vocals and strings)
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16
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What’s special about the guitars tuning?

A

Drop D tuning

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17
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What key is Grace in?

A

D major

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18
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How is the textural contrast in Grace shown?

A

Parts drop in and out

Backing vocals and strings enter in chorus

19
Q

What is the texture in middle 8?

A

Polyphonic

20
Q

What techniques are used in Grace in:
Vocals?
Guitars?

A

Melisma and falsetto

Whisper, reverb, slides, scoops, flange and power chords

21
Q

What happens to the harmonies in middle 8?

A

Played in counterpoint

22
Q

What’s the structure of Grace?

A 
Intro
Verse
Pre chorus
Chorus 
Verse
Pre chorus
Chorus
Middle 8
Verse
Outro
23
Q

What time signature is Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?

A

4/4

24
Q

Who composed Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?

A

Moby

25
Q

What’s the time signature of All Blues?

A

6/4 - jazz waltz

26
Q

What is the chord sequence of all blues?

A

G7 G7 G7 G7
Gmin7 Gmin7 G7 G7
D7 Eb7 G7 G7

27
Q

How is the introduction of grace played?

A

Plucked guitar solo

28
Q

Give 3 examples of word painting in grace

A

“Fire” - acciacatura
“Wait in the fire” - falling pattern
“Die” - falling glissando

29
Q

Describe the melody of grace

A

Mainly syllabic except for some ornamentation

30
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What is the texture of grace?

A

Homophonic with a polyphonic section

31
Q

What is the structure of Moby?

A 
Verse 1 
Chorus
Verse 2
Break
Chorus 2
Outro
32
Q

What is the melody of Moby based on?

A

Dorian mode on A

33
Q

Where are the samples Moby uses from?

A

1950s gospel singers

34
Q

Describe the sample “why does my heart feel so bad”

A

Minor
Small range
Melisma on “feel so bad”

35
Q

Describe the sample “these open doors”

A 
2 bar phrase repeated
More range
Female
Looped 
Digital delay
Echo canon effect
36
Q

What does the synth string play in Moby?

A

Descending sequence in a sequential counter melody

37
Q

How is the beat emphasised in Moby?

A

Drum and bass

Snare accents on beats 2 and 4

38
Q

What is the texture of Moby?

A

Homophonic

39
Q

Where is digital delay used to give ghostly effects in Moby?

A

Verse 2

40
Q

What techniques are used in the break of Moby?

A

Silence only fading echoes
Reverb
Panning

41
Q

What is the chord sequence in the verses of Moby?

A

Amin Amin Gmin Gmin

G G D D

42
Q

What is the chord sequence in the chorus 1 of Moby?

A

C C Amin Amin

C C Amin Amin

43
Q

What is the chord sequence in chorus 2 of Moby?

A

F F C C

F F C C

44
Q

Describe the intro of Moby

A

Synthesiser plays harmonies as broken chords in free time

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