Fusions - Debussy, Shankar

Question 1

What is the context of “Estampes”?

Answer 1

• Set of three Impressionistic pieces
• Japan
• For illustrating poems + art

Question 2

Pagodes - Melody

Liszt - Fountain at the Villa D’Este

Answer 2

Javanese Slendro scale - Pentatonic
Scalic countermelodies

Scalic passages

Question 3

Pagodes - Harmony

Answer 3

Notes w added chords - g#add 6
Avoids straight forwardtriads

Question 4

Pagodes - Tonality

Leopold Godowsky - Java Suite

Answer 4

B tonal centre
Unclear B/G#m

Tonally ambiguous + functional

Question 5

Pagodes - Rhythm

Manuel De Falla - En el Generalife

Answer 5

2v3 cross rhythms
demisemiquavers

demisemiquaver + triplet piano

Question 6

Pagodes - Texture

Ravel - Rapsodie Espagnole

Answer 6

Thick gong pedals

Pedals heard at Paris World Exhibition (1889)

Question 7

Pagodes - Sonority

Answer 7

• Cross hand technique
• darker keys + sus. pedal

Question 8

SDG - Melody

Suite Espagne - Grenada

Answer 8

Built on stepwise mvt.
Moorish lament

Albeniz

Question 9

SDG - Harmony

Poulenc - Concerto for 2 pianos

Answer 9

Parallel 7th chords
chords w/ added notes, 4ths + 5ths

Parallel Movement

Question 10

SDG - Tonality

Reflets dans l’eau

Answer 10

Pedal C#/F despite AMaj tonal centre
whole tone scale

whole tone idea

Question 11

SDG - Rhythm

Villa Lobos - A lenda do caboclo

Answer 11

Cross rhythmic triplets
Rubato habanera

Habanera Rhythm

Question 12

SDG - Texture

Answer 12

Extreme range w/low 8ve
Pianissimo fade

Question 13

SDG - Sonority

Saint Saens

Answer 13

Extreme ranges on piano
cross hands

Incoporated piano into work

Question 14

What is the context of “Breathing Underwater”?

Answer 14

• Indian world album
• Mumbai
• To expand culture borders

Question 15

Burn - Melody

Talvin Singh - Together

Answer 15

• descending sequential vocals
• solo sitar = improvised alap

scalic sitar ideas

Question 16

Burn - Harmony

Talvin Singh - Together

Answer 16

• Static w/imperf. cadences
• classical 6-4 progressions

Functional Harmonies

Question 17

Burn - Tonality

Answer 17

• Raised 7th in C# min gives minor feel
• Inconclusive cadence in coda

Question 18

Burn - Rhythm

Talvin Singh - Together

Answer 18

Rhythmically abstract sitar
Lombardic sarangi rhythms

Virtuosic sitar featured

Question 19

Burn - Texture

Answer 19

Sitar Counter-Melody
Octave doubling

Question 20

Burn - Sonority

Bloc - Baal Shem

Answer 20

pianissimo
high ethereal synth pad
sarangi brings eastern colour

Virtuosic Solo Violin

Question 21

BUW - Melody

Sting - Sea Dreamer

Answer 21

• repeated anacrusic phrases

Sitar variation/paraphrase

Question 22

BUW - Harmony

A.R Rahman - Salt Rain

Answer 22

Diminished + maj 7th chords

Extended jazz chords

Question 23

BUW - Tonality

Answer 23

Majorly in Db maj
Tertiary mod to Lydian A maj

Question 24

BUW - Rhythm

Answer 24

• Rhythmically flexible sitar
• Anacrusic phrases w/accomp. moving in semibreves

Question 25

BUW - Texture

Answer 25

• Homorhythmic block chords
• polyphonic descant in voice

Question 26

BUW - Sonority

Answer 26

Wordless singer with sitar solo
woodwind + horns later added

Question 27

Easy - Melody

Answer 27

• Restricted vocal lines
• Downward movt. in middle 8

Question 28

Easy - Harmony

Answer 28

• Transposed myxolydian
• subtonic acts as substitute dom.

Question 29

Easy - Tonality

Answer 29

• Myxolydian throughout
• Consistent flattened 7th, Cb

Question 30

Easy - Rhythm

Casi Uno

Answer 30

• complex sitar
• Syncopated accomp

Complex cross - rhythmic sitar

Question 31

Easy - Texture

Answer 31

• homophonic guitar accomp
• Vocal harmonies + sitar dialogue

Question 32

Easy - Sonority

Beatles - Across The Universe

Answer 32

prominent electric guitar + piano

Collab w/Ravi