Cloudbusting

Question 1

Structure

Answer 1

Verse-chorus

Verse
Bridge
Chorus

Verse
Bridge
Chorus

Instrumental
Chorus
Outro

Question 2

Texture

Answer 2

Mainly dominated homophony

EXCEPT

in the outro when the backup singers go ‘Ee-ay’, it is polyphonic
AND in the chorus it is polyphonic

Question 3

Chord sequences are HIGHLY repetitive…

Answer 3

Badd9
A 6/9

With occasional C#m7

And a few F#sus4

Question 4

F#sus4 is heard

Answer 4

• after “you’re in my head”
• “something good is going to”

Question 5

Instruments heard

(Hint: mainly conventional instruments)

Answer 5

Singer
Baking vocals

Balalaika -> Russian folk instrument

3 Keyboards (i.e. Fairlight CMI)

2 violins + strings

Drums and percussion

Question 6

REMEMBER THIS SONG IS PART OF…

Answer 6

A CONCEPT ALBUM!!!! So, she is telling a story

Question 7

Melody range

Answer 7

Mid

Question 8

Melody is mainly…

Answer 8

Syllabic with occasional wide leaps

E.g. “you’re mak-“ is a leap of a 7th

However, greatly centers around leaps of a perfect 5th

Question 9

The strings, similar to Eleanor Rigby…

Answer 9

Play homorhythm to create a pulse

Question 10

The strings play in…of chord C#m7

Answer 10

Root position

Question 11

Key signature

Answer 11

C#m

Question 12

The violins play a repetitive…which alongside the melody creates a…(texture)

Answer 12

Riff

Polyphonic feel

Question 13

The drum part is

Answer 13

Highly repetitive and simple -> March like

Question 14

What do the strings do in relation to the singer and melody

Answer 14

Produces a countermelody in octaves

Question 15

Why does she change time signature to 6 4 in the line “world looking over the edge”

Answer 15

She is using speech rhythms and hence needs to fit in the words / story she wants to tell

Question 16

What unusual rhythms are witnessed from time to time in her piece and why

Answer 16

Lombardic rhythms - influenced by folk and Irish music. Also because of speech rhythms

Question 17

When does she add a bar in 2 4

Answer 17

“Hid my”

Question 18

What is unusual in relation to the piece’s structure

Answer 18

Having 2 bridges

Question 19

In the 2nd bridge, something important is heard. What is it and why is it so significant

Answer 19

Fairlight CMI producing samples

Kate Bush was pioneer of this

Question 20

In b.65 the texture becomes…when…is added

Answer 20

Texture thickens
Choir samples are added (Fairlight)

Question 21

What is strange about the outro

Answer 21

It lasts for 3 min . It is ridiculously long

Question 22

In the outro, what are the backing vocals doing

Answer 22

Vocalising

Question 23

What is the interval in “Ee-ay”

Answer 23

Rising minor 7th

Question 24

What performance technique is used in the line “We’re cloud busting, Daddy”

Answer 24

It is spoken

Question 25

What has been used to produce the steam engine effects in the end

Answer 25

Fairlight CMI