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1
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What styles does Courtney Pine use?

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Jazz, Soul, Blues, Reggae and hip.hop

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What instruments does Courtney play?

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Saxophone
clarinet
flute
bass - clarinet
keyboard
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How is Inner State of Mind notated?

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Staff notation with chord names

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(inner State) What is the key?

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Dorian Cm

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(inner state) why is the performance material freely varied?

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Improvisation nature

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(inner state) give the overall structure

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motif
intro
verse
rap
verse
rap
link
verse
link
motif
instrumental
coda
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(inner state) what is the tempo throughout?

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Quadruple time

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(inner state) Name four rhythmic devises used

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Dotted rhythm riff
prominent syncopation
triplets
cross-rhythms

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(inner state) What is the recurring motif?

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the two bar setting of ‘inner state of mind’

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(inner state) What is the line Eb-C called?

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pentatonic line

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(inner state) how is it harmonised?

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In 3rds, broadening out into a triad

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(inner state) Is the melody fragmented?

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yes

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(inner state) How long do phrases last?

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No more than 5 beats

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(inner state) how is the melody developed?

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Blues notes and ornamentation

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(inner state) what is referenced in the melody line?

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George Gershwin - Summertime

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(inner state) what do the notes E and Eb played together create?

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Dissonance

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(inner state) What is the melodic interest of the rap section?

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Interjections from the sax - second of which is pentatonic

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(inner state) How is the melody varied in verse 2?

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Higher notes

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(inner state) What blues notes appears in the vocal parts?

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Gb/Fsharp

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(inner state) what is the scat passage supported by?

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slightly broader range of chords

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(inner state) how is the second rap[ section altered?

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second bar of the riff is altered and more lyrical vocal line

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(inner state) What further changes in verse 3?

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riff

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(inner state) name 4 melodic landmarks

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frequent appearance of the motif
virtuoso sax solo - rapid scales
scat singing
concluding trill

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(inner state) what does the piece open with?

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distorted and irrational sounds

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(inner state) name 5 of the range of textures

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homophonic voices
broken chord figure
free counterpoint
monophonic trill at close
mel-dom-hom
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(lady day) who’s this song covering?

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Gil Scott - Heron

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(lady day) who is it a homage to?

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Billie Holiday and John Coultrane

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(lady day) what is the general style?

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free jazz with hip-hop influences

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(lady day) name 3 ways in which it differs from the original

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shape of the vocal line
instruments
structure expansion

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(lady day) what do the cross symbols indicate?

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multiphonics and key clicks

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(lady day) how is the pulse relaxed towards the end?

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indication of freely

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32
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(lady day) what is the key

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Cm

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33
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(lady day) what is the tonality based on?

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12 bar blues

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34
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(lady day) what is the general structure?

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intro
verse 1
link
verse 2
instrumental
verse 1a
coda (strict time)
code (free time)
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(lady day) what is the metre?

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quadruple time

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(lady day) what is the tempo?

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160 crotchet bpm

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(lady day) name the rhythmic devises

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syncopation
triplets
sustained notes
repetition

38
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(lady day) describe the vocal part

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syllabic with melisma at the end of phrases
generally conjunct
narrow range

39
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(lady day) what is notable about the sax solo?

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wide range
chromatic scales
ornamentation
extended techniques

40
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(lady day) what note is the extended chord sequence based on?

A

C

41
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(lady day) what does the instrumental continue using?

A

extended chords

42
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(lady day) what does it avoid?

A

the basic blues progression

43
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(lady day) how is the coda indicated?

A

Dramatic semitonal shifts

repetitions of a direct progression and a slowing of the harmonic rhythm

44
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(lady day) name the instruments used

A 
voices
horns
keyboard
drums
sax
dubbed voices
45
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(lady day) what is the texture?

A

mel-dom-hom

46
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(lady day) what provides close harmony?

A

horns

47
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(lady day) what adds to the texture?

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riff and vocal fills

48
Q

(love and affection) who wrote the original?

A

Joan Armatrading

49
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(love and affection) How is Pines version different from the original?

A

larger instrumental range
extended end section
improvisation and the presence of a new countermelody

50
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(love and affection) what key does Pine open with then what does it settle into?

A

open in Csharp minor

settles into relative major of E

51
Q

(love and affection) what is the general structure?

A 
intro
link
developed intro
further development
bridge
refrain
instrumental
refrain
outro
52
Q

(love and affection) what is the metre?

A

quadruple time

53
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(love and affection) what is the tempo?

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moderate - 86 crotchet bpm

54
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(love and affection) name 4 rhythmic devises used

A

offbeat chords
syncopation
cross rhythms
triplets

55
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(love and affection) how are the opening vocals characterised?

A

rising conjunct figures
ornamentation
repetition

56
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(love and affection) describe the vocal range

A

an octave

57
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(love and affection) how is the bridge section enhanced?

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repeated notes
conjunct movements
melisma
blues notes

58
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(love and affection) what are the strings playing in the final section?

A

recurring minor pentatonic line

59
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(love and affection) what devises are used in the instrumental melody?

A

chromaticism
blues notes
slides

60
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(love and affection) what’s harmonically avoided early on?

A

extended chords and a sense of cadence

61
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(love and affection) what are used more at the beginning?

A

minor chords

62
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(love and affection) what dominates the song?

A

riff

63
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(love and affection) describe the harmony of the bridge

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rising triads
chromatic descent
false relation - B against Bb

64
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(love and affection) what sound isn’t used?

A

dubbed

65
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(love and affection) what two textures are used?

A

mel-dom-hom

polyphony

66
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(love and affection) what is the overall dynamic?

A

a crescendo

super soft at the beginning then gradually gets stronger

67
Q

(love and affection) when are drums introduced?

A

bar 15

68
Q

(Lady Day) What are the two main chords?

A

C7(sharp9), F7(sharp9)

69
Q

(Lady Day) What’s the chorus chord sequence?

A

Gm7, Fm7, Bb13, C7 (sharp9)

70
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(Lady Day) Instrumental chord sequence

A

F9, G9, C7(sharp9)

71
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(Inner State) What is the main chord sequence?

A

Cm7, Dm7,

72
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(love and affection) What’s the underlying bass riff/main chord sequence?

A

E, E/Gsharp, A, Badd4,

73
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(love and affection) What are the contrasting chords of the middle 8?

A

A, B, Csharp minor

74
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Summertime context

A

George Gershwin
Porgy and Bess
Lullaby sung by mother Clara to her baby

75
Q

Why does my heart feel so bad context

A

1999
Moby
electronica/dance

76
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Why does my heart feel so bad structure

A

verse-chorus

alternating male and female samples

77
Q

Why does my heart feel so bad electronic effects

A 
sample from a gospel choir
echo
eg
reverb
synths
drum machine
sequencer
78
Q

Why does my heart feel so bad harmony

A

verse 1: Am, Em, G, D

verse 2: C,Am and F,C

79
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Why does my heart feel so bad texture

A

homophonic
Thins out
snare drum on beats 2 and 4

80
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Why does my heart feel so bad rhythm

A

4/4
steady tempo
syncopation
accented backbeats

81
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Miles Davis All Blues context

A

1959

Modal Jazz

82
Q

All Blues improv

A

no rehearsal

given the overall structure, basic chord sequence, main melodic idea and the mode/scale

83
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All blues tonality/harmony

A

Gmajor with flattened 7th - modal feel
12 bar blues
Jazz harmony e.g Gm7 and G7

84
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All blues structure

A

Head arrangement

85
Q

All blues texture

A

homophonic

86
Q

All blues rhythm

A 
swung quavers
constant piano ostinato
riffs
subtle changes
syncopation
6/4 = jazz waltz
87
Q

All blues sonority

A

trumper - miles davis- muted- short and syncopated
alto sax - wide range of notes and quick
Tenor sax - fast scales
piano - tremolo, simple

88
Q

All blues melody

A 
conjunct
contrasting angular section
ornamented
repetitive 
built on riffs
89
Q

comparisons

A 
Omar - be thankful
Roy Hargrove - Strasbourg Saint Denis
The brand new heavies - Dream on Dreamer
John Coltrane - Blue Train
Moby - why does my heart feel so bad?
Mile Davis - All Blue
Alicia Keys and Jay Z - Empire State of Mind
90
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Courtney Pine context

A

born 1964
combines jazz and popular music
soprano plus tenor sax, flute and keyboard
debut recording - ‘journey to the urge within’ 1986 = first jazz album to enter U.K top 40
OBE and CBE

91
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Back In the Day context

A

2000
produced by him
Lady day written by Gill Scott-Heran = homage to Billie Holiday and John Coltrane
Love and Affection written by Joan Armatrading in 1976

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