Buckley Flashcards
1
Q
album
A
Grace
2
Q
when and where did he die?
A
Wolf River
1997
3
Q
released in
A
1994
4
Q
style
A
folk rock
5
Q
key
A
E minor
6
Q
metre
A
12/8
7
Q
structure
A
verse-chorus form
8
Q
instrumentation
A
voice electric guitar acoustic guitar bass guitar strings synthesiser drum kit
9
Q
rhythm
A
bass drum - beats 1 and 3
snare - backbeats
syncopation
cross rhythms
10
Q
harmony and tonality
A
tonally ambiguous intro based on D chord chromatic chords parallel motion dissonant harmonies
11
Q
texture
A
thickens towards end
varied by synth and strings
12
Q
melody
A
improvisation wide range - 2 octaves falling phrases - melancholy ornamentation glissandos mostly syllabic, some melismas vocalisation in bridge falsetto
13
Q
word painting
A
‘cries’ - falling 5th
‘pain’ and ‘leave’ - high register
‘slow’ - long note
‘drown my name’ - thick texture
14
Q
technology
A
modulation - synth
distortion and flanging - guitar
overdubbing - guitar and extra vocals
