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Courtney Pine: Back In The Day, Inner State Of Mind Flashcards

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1
Q

WL for melody line
What is another similarity?

A

Summertime by Gershwin
‘Summertime & the living aint easy’
‘Inner state of mind & the living aint easy’

Similar harmony

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2
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What was Summertime by Gershwin written for?

A

1935 opera Porgy & Bess

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3
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WL for falling 2 note idea

A

So What by Miles Davis

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4
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Who is the vocalist for Inner State of Mind?
Who is the rapper?

A

Eska Mtungwazi
MC Mello

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5
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What is Inner State of Mind a fusion of?

A

Old school house style music & orchestral

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6
Q

What are the blue notes?
What is this an element of?
What does it create?

A

G flat
Jazz
Devils interval tritone

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7
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How are the phrases structured?
What are they interrupted by?

A

2 bar phrases - short
Diatonic interjections

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8
Q

When is there a glissando?
What is it made of?

A

Bar 90
7ths

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9
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Describe the harmony at the beginning

A

Parallel harmony - harmony moves with singer

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10
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What do the chords alternate between?

A

Dm7 & Cm7

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11
Q

What is the mode?
But what blue note is used?
How is this different to other notes?

A

Dorian mode on C
G flat 5th
All other notes diatonic

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12
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What are extended chords an element of?

A

Jazz

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13
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Describe the rhythm (4)

A

Syncopation
Cross rhythms
Improv - free singing
improv alto sax solo

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14
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What is the texture?

A

Melody-dominated-homophony

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15
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What creates a counter melody?

A

Multi tracked vocals

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16
Q

When does Eska sing using skat vocals?

A

Bar 53

17
Q

What sampling is used at the start?

A

Guitar distorted rhythm

18
Q

How is the sax virtuosic?

A

Pitch bends
Slides
Trills
Gliss

19
Q

How is Summertime by Gershwin referenced apart form the lyrics?

A

Initial major 3rd interval on ‘inner state’

20
Q

What is the vocal style at the start?
What happens as the vocal line ascends?

A

A cappella
Harmony breadthens

21
Q

Describe the beat

A

Heavy rock beat

22
Q

How are chord extensions created?

A

Chords based on 7ths

23
Q

When is the texture reduced?
What happens to the chord sequence at the same time?

A

Bar 10-21
Changes - C to F (jazz common)

24
Q

What happens in the vocal in bars 36-53?
What happens at the same time?

A

Turntabling effects

Flute improv
Rap returns

25
Q

When the rap returns bars 36-53, what does it return over?

A

Returned Cm & F

26
Q

Describe he instrumental in bars 54-72

A

Interesting homorhythmic tutti instrumental

27
Q

When is a long rise gliss played?

A

From 91
As pitch bends

28
Q

When does the soprano enter?

A

90 - end

29
Q

What happens in bar 94?

A

Long improv bar

30
Q

How does the piece end?

A

Long high sax trill on 9th above Cm7 - virtuosic

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