Capercaillie

Question 1

Album?

Date?

Answer 1

Nadurra

2000

Question 2

Genre?

Answer 2

Folk melody, pop/folk fusion

Question 3

Melody?

Answer 3

Original folk song handed down
G pentatonic notes mainly stepwise
female vocalist
instrumental when the melody is heard in heterophony
improvisation at parts

Question 4

Harmony?

Answer 4

3 basic chord progressions: Em-G(V1-3), C-G-Em-G(V4-insrt), Am7,Em,Em,G(V7)
Outro contains C-G
Simple chords but melody is more important

Question 5

Texture?

Answer 5

Intro is polyphony
The main body is melody and accompaniment
Moments of monophony(voice)
Much use of heterophony

Question 6

Instruments?

Answer 6

Mix of traditional and modern instruments
Folk: fiddle, accordion, uillean pipes, bouzouki
Pop: bass guitar, drum kit, synthesizer, electric piano

Question 7

Tempo and rhythm?

Answer 7

12/8 time
moderate tempo
rhythmic ambiguity at start due to syncopation

Question 8

Structure?

Answer 8

8 verses
a break, an instrumental and intro/outro
intro, v1, break, v2-6, intrumental, v7-8, outro

Question 9

Tonality?

Answer 9

Ambiguous in the intro

Built on G but chords suggest music can be in Em