Grace

Question 1

Composer

Answer 1

Jeff Buckley

Question 2

Album

Answer 2

Grace

Question 3

Style

Answer 3

Rock folk fusion

Question 4

Structure

Answer 4

Intro
V1
PC1
C
Link
V2
PC2
C
M8
Link
V3
Outro

Question 5

Tonality

Answer 5

E in Dorian mode, adds to folk style

Question 6

Texture

Answer 6

Strings held back for effect, raise tension by adding to texture
Guitar whispers made by picking the notes with volume down then turning the volume up quickly with reverb and delay
Texture generally grows thicker as the song progresses

Question 7

Harmony

Answer 7

Pedal D in intro
Chords for verse and chords, moving same chord shape up and down fingerboard in parallel motion while keeping one string open as a drone
Chromatic chords

Question 8

Instrumentation

Answer 8

Bass
Electric guitar
Acoustic guitar
Drum kit
Voice

Question 9

Electric guitar techniques

Answer 9

Drop d tuning, darker
Aggressive strumming
Slides glissando

Question 10

Acoustic guitar techniques

Answer 10

Played clean with no effects

Picking

Question 11

Dum kit techniques

Answer 11

Much use of cymbals and drum rolls around kit

Question 12

String techniques

Answer 12

Pizz
Subtle in chorus, for sound effects
M8, playing sustained notes to fill out chords

Question 13

Synthesiser techniques

Answer 13

Descending portamento

Question 14

Voice techniques

Answer 14

Falsetto

Baritone and tenor

Question 15

Dynamics

Answer 15

Moderately loud until V3 and coda

Question 16

Tempo

Answer 16

Moderate

Question 17

Melody

Answer 17

Improvised
Wide range over 2 octaves
Falling phrases
Ornamentation, glissando
Syllabic with long melismas 
Vocalisation
Falsetto

Question 18

Word painting

Answer 18

Pain, leave sound fraught

Cries, falling 5th, sounds like crying

Question 19

Metre

Answer 19

12/8

Question 20

Rhythms

Answer 20

Syncopation

Cross rhythms created through the use of two against three