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Capercaillie - Skye Waulking Song Flashcards

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1
Q

which instruments that are associated with rock music are used?

A
  • synthesizer
  • wurlitzer piano
  • bass
  • drum kit
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which instruments that are typical of folk music are used?

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  • violin (fiddle)
  • accordion
  • uilleann pipes
  • bouzouki
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3
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what is the time signature?

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12/8 - lilting rhythms

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4
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which three chords is the piece mainly based around?

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C, E minor, G (order: C -G -Em - C)

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when was the song released?

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2000 as part of the album ‘nàdurra’

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6
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what is waulking?

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a stage in cloth makng, where woollen cloth or tweed was cleaned, thickened and softened by cloth being pounded.

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what are vocables?

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nonsense syllables

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8
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why are vocables used in this piece

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to break up the main vocal lines and to give the vocalist time to come up with her line

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9
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what scale is the vocal melody based on?

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E minor pentatonic

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10
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describe the vocal melody of the piece

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  • pentatonic
  • low register of the voice
  • syllabic
  • call and response
  • call in gaelic
  • respone in nonsense syllables
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11
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describe the rhythms used

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  • syncopation in vocal melodies
  • countermelodies - instrumental
  • cross rhythms - hi-hat at beginning, changes when full band enters to emphasise metre
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12
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describe the texture

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  • layered texture
  • rhythmic pattern - drum kit
  • bass line - bass guitar
  • chords - synthesizer and accordion
  • main melody - vocals
  • countermelodies - violiin, wurlitzer piano, uilleann pipes, bouzouki
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13
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describe the structure of the piece

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strophic verse structure (A, A, A…)
• Verse 1 - Break - Verse 2-6 - Instrumental - Verse 7-8 - Outro
• Each verse is 4-bars, the break is 3 and the instrumental is 6
• Within the verse, it’s one line of nonsense - one line of lyric, the same again

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14
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which two instruments play a heterophonic melody during the instrumental?

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uilleann pipes, fiddle

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15
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how many sections are there in the piece?

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two -

section one:
• Has a traditional feel
• E minor chords, but changes between E minor and
• G major
• Is quiet and calm
• Main focus is on the singer
section two:
• Full rhythm section is played
• In G major
• It is louder
• Pipe solo is heterophonic
• Backing vocals are added to the harmony
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16
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What album is this song from?

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Nadurra

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17
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When was this song released?

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2000

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18
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What is the style of this piece?

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Celtic fusion or Folk fusion

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19
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What is the home key of this piece?

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G major

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20
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What is the metre of this piece?

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12/8

21
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Name 3 features of the rhythm in this piece?

A
  • cross rhythms (created by hi-hat)
  • frequent syncopation
  • scotch snaps are used (short note then long note)
  • when a full band enters hi-hat rhythm emphasises 12/8
22
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What does SWS mean?

A

It is a working song

akin to see shanties

23
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What does waulking mean?

A

The process of softening tweed

24
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What is the structure of this piece?

A 
Intro
V1
Break
V2-6
Instrumental 
V7-8
Outro
25
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What language is the vocal line sang in?

A

Scots Gaelic

26
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What do the instruments do around the melodic lines?

A

Improvise

27
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What key is the vocal lines sung in?

A

E minor pentatonic

28
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What chord is at the start?

A

A cluster chord

29
Q

How many chords are used in the whole piece?

A

4

30
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What does a change of chord sequence highlight?

A

A change in mood or section

31
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What is a harmony?

A

completely diatonic

Only uses notes within the key

32
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What genres are the instruments made up of?

A

Folk and rock instruments

33
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What instruments are counter melodies played on?

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Violin, bouzouki, ulliann pipes and wurlitzew piano

34
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What kind of texture is created?

A

Hederofonic texture

as instruments play and improvise around each other and play similar parts

35
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What is the texture in verse 7?

A

Monophonic

36
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What are the dynamics like at the end of the piece?

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There is a long fade out

37
Q

In verse 5 and 6 what instrument provides the counter melodies?

A

Accordion

38
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What texture is created throughout the piece?

A

A layered texture - heterophonic

39
Q

How do the dynamics change in verse 7?

A

They drop down to leave room for the intimate vocals

40
Q

where is there frequent syncopation?

A

in vocal and instrumental lines

41
Q

what is created by the hi-hat at the start of the piece?

A

cross rhythm

42
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name another type of rhythm in this piece that is not cross rhythms.

A

scotch snap rhythms

43
Q

what does the change of chord sequence highlight?

A

change in mood/section

44
Q

how many chords are used throught?

A

four

45
Q

what does the cord sequence change to for one verse?

A

Am7 - Em- Em -G

46
Q

note 2 comments about the harmony in this piece.

A
  • diatonic harmony (aren’t unusual)
  • modal feel
  • ambiguous harmony until 1st verse (unclear)
47
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where are the narrative lyrics taken from?

A

a collection of Gaelic folk songs (by A.Carmichael)

48
Q

Why do the dynamics and texture drop down in verse 7?

A

to leave room for the intimate vocals.

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