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Grace - Jeff Buckley Flashcards

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1
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When was the piece released?

A

1994

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2
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What genre is the piece?

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Folk-rock

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3
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How wide is the vocal range that is explored?

A

Very

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How is the high tessitura achieved?

A

Falsetto

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5
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What is the highest note reached by Buckley?

A

Top D

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6
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How many bars long are the phrases?

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2 and 4 bars long

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7
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How are the lines sung?

A

A mixture of syllabic and melismatic

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8
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What features in the bridge?

A

Vocables/ Vocalisation

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9
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What is the melody?

A

Diatonic + with some chromatic notes

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10
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What doubles the melody?

A

Backing Vocals

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11
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What key is the piece in?

A

Intro in D Major

Rest in E Minor

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12
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What chords are there?

A

Some complex/extended chords

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13
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What is the tonality of the piece?

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Minor/Modal

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14
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What else is used harmonically?

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Dissonance

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15
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What is the texture of the piece?

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Melody and accompaniment

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16
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What do the textures do?

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Vary throughout the piece

17
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What instruments feature virtually throughout?

A

Guitar and drums

18
Q

How often are string parts used?

A

Not very often

19
Q

How is contrast created?

A

Parts dropping out

20
Q

What instruments are in the piece?

A

Bass, electric and acoustic guitars, drums, synth, strings, backing vocals, lead vocals

21
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What are the elements of the structure?

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Intro
Verse
Link
Verse
Middle 8
Link
Verse
Outro
22
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What is the time signature of the piece?

A

12/8

23
Q

What rhythmic technique is in the piece?

A

Cross-rhythms

24
Q

What guitar effects are used?

A

Vibrato, whispers, pull-offs, hammer-ons, flanger, drop D tuning

25
Q

What technology is used?

A

Flanger, panning, guitar whispers, reverb and delay, telephone EQ

26
Q

Describe the dynamics in the piece

A

Starts quiet

Dynamics climax as more parts are added

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