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Courtney Pine: Back In The Day Flashcards

1
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Who was Courtney Pine?

A

Leading British jazz saxophonist

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What do Courtney Pine’s albums combine?

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Jazz and contemporary popular music

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What did Pine mix his sax playing with?

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Electronic sounds and rhythms from pop music

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What inspired Pine?

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Early jazz
Bebop
Experimental avant-grade
American saxophonists Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane

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5
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What instruments do all three Pine songs use?

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Piano
Vocals - melody and lyrics
Guitar
Superate stave for instrumental solos

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Who is the vocalist in ‘Lady day’?

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Blues and soul singer Linden David Hall

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What is the structure of ‘Lady day’?

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Sound of turntables
Short intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Extended virtuosic sax solo
Verse
Chorus
Extended outro/coda

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What jazz techniques are used in the sax solo in ‘Lady day’?

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Glissandi
Note-bending
Chromatic runs

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What two unusual techniques are used in the final 4 bars of ‘Lady day’?

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Multiphonics
Key clicks

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What is the harmony in ‘Lady day’ influenced by?
What does it make much use of?

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Jazz
Extended chords

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What is ‘inner state (of mind)’ a fusion of?

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Elements of jazz and hip-hop

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What is the vocalist accompanied by in ‘inner state (of mind)’?

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Typical jazz horn section of
Sax
Trumpet
Trombone

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What are the hip-hop elements provided by in ‘inner state (of mind)’?

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Rappers
DJs on turntables

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What are the two unifying motifs in ‘inner state (of mind)’?

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Ascending 5 crotchet motive (song opens with on words ‘inner state of mind’
Descending 2 note horn stabs

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What does ‘inner state (of mind)’ open with?

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An intro with two alternating chords, Cm7 and Dm7

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What 3 chords are found throughout ‘inner state (of mind)’?

17
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What sections alternate with each other in ‘inner state (of mind)’?

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Sing passages
Rap sections
Sax solos

18
Q

What is prominent in the final section of ‘inner state (of mind)’?

A

Turntables

19
Q

What is the vocalist accompanied by in ‘love and affection’?

A

Guitar
String orchestra
Backing vocals (by a gospel choir)

20
Q

What is ‘inner state (of mind)’ less and more of in terms of style?

A

Less jazz-influenced
More pop arrangement

21
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How is ‘inner state (of mind)’ less jazz and more pop?

A

Harmony less adventurous
Vocals have elements of R&B (ex: use of melisma common for R&B)

22
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What two instruments are the instrumentals played on in ‘inner state (of mind)’?
What is different about them?

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Sax and bass clarinet
Timbre

A-level Music Edexcel (13 decks)

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