Capercallie: Sky Walking Song

Question 1

What is ‘capercaillie’ base on?

Answer 1

G major pentatonic scale

Question 2

How is the melody described in ‘capercaillie’ ?

Answer 2

Mainly moves my step and lilting feel

Question 3

What is they use of in the melody of ‘capercaillie’ ?

Answer 3

Nonsense syllables and countermelodies on the instruments

Question 4

What do the instruments improvise in ‘capercaillie’ ?

Answer 4

Different Melodic lines

Question 5

When the instruments improvise What texture dose it create in ‘capercaillie’ ?

Answer 5

A Heterophonic texture

Question 6

What is the structor of ‘capercaillie’ ?

Answer 6

Intro, verse 1/break instruments play on without vocal, verse 2-6, instrument break,verses 7-8,outro

Question 7

How many verse are there in ‘capercaillie’?

Answer 7

8

Question 8

What is the chord sequence of ‘capercaillie’?

Answer 8

Eminor - G

Question 9

What is the tonality of ‘capercaillie’?

Answer 9

Hints of Eminor at the opening

Question 10

What dose the chord sequence change to in verse 4 in ‘capercaillie’?

Answer 10

C G Em G

Question 11

What dose the chord sequence change to in verse 7 in ‘capercaillie’?

After verse seven it returns to previous one

Answer 11

Am7 - Em - Em - G

Question 12

What do the outro chords alternate between in ‘capercaillie’ ?

Answer 12

C and G ending a major tonailty

Question 13

How is the harmony described in ‘capercaillie’ ?

Answer 13

Simple and diatonic only 4 chords

Question 14

What are the changes in the harmony used to highlight in ‘capercaillie’ ?

Answer 14

Change in mood

Question 15

What type of music is ‘capercaillie’ a example of?

Answer 15

Folk/western

Question 16

What instruments are in ‘capercaillie’ ?

Answer 16

Folk instruments- fiddle, accordian, bouzouki,uilleann pipes western pop instruments- 2 keyboards drum kit, bass, guitar

Question 17

What is the meter of ‘capercaillie’ ?

Answer 17

12/8

Question 18

What feel dose ‘capercaillie’ have?

Answer 18

Improvisatory - spontaneous