Capercaille

Question 1

Instrumentation

Answer 1

• drum kit: rhythmic patter
• bass guitar: bass line
• synth (modulation applies to synth chord makes pitch fluctuate)
• accordian
• voice
• violin
• wurlitzer piano
• uillean pipes
• bouzouki

Question 2

Texture

Answer 2

• at times layered texture created through instrum playing together
• occasionally heterophonic eg instrum break
• NC no chord, accompaniment drops out
• thick texture when full band

Question 3

Rhythm and Metre

Answer 3

• 12/8 compound quadruple
• frequent syncopation in vocal and instrum countermelodies
• cross rhythms created by hi hat pattern
• hi hat rhythm changes when full band enters

Question 4

Melody (Vocal)

Answer 4

• pentatonic
• low register of voice
• mainly syllabic
• call and response
• between gaelic and vocables
• sounds lower than notated

Question 5

Melody (instrumentalists)

Answer 5

• short motifs
• countermelodies
• mostly based on vocal phrases

Question 6

Harmony

Answer 6

• G major
• entirely diatonic
• 3 main chords g, em, c
• modal feel cuz dom (D) avoided

Question 7

Genre

Answer 7

• Celtic Fusion
• 2000
• from album nadurra
• lament

Question 8

Structure

Answer 8

• vocal line alternates between 4 diff phrases
• each phrase lasts 1 bar
• alternates in call and response pattern