capercailli Flashcards
1
Q
name the folk instruments?
A
accordian, uillian ppipes, violin, bouzouki, congas, bongo
2
Q
name the pop instruments?
A
synth, bass, Wurlitzer piano, drum kit
3
Q
describe the texture?
A
mainly homophonic. beginning homophonic the a small section is monophonic then it is a big moment of hetraphonic texture.
4
Q
describe the melody?
A
some vocal lines are impovised
uses pentatonic scale
vocal melody is in the mid-high pitch
lyrics use nonsense words then the rest is in scots gaelic
5
Q
dynamics?
A
soft at the start then the 2nd section is mostly louder
6
Q
other info?
A
working the tweed (working song)
in scots gaelic
7
Q
tonality?
A
1st section E minor, 2nd G major
8
Q
harmony?
A
simple only uses 3 shords E minor, G major, Cmajor.
diatonic harmony
9
Q
rhythm?
A
scotch snap lilting rhythm cross rhythm polyrhythm ambiguous start but in 12/8
10
Q
period genre ?
A
fusion, pop and folk
