Kate Bush Flashcards
Describe the tempo of Cloudbusting
Fast medium tempo (112BPM), with a strong sense of pulse.
What are the performing forces in this CloudBusting?
Lead/Backing Vocals
Drums
String Sextet
Balalaika
Fairlight CMI
The prominent use of detached chords in CloudBusting is reminiscent of the string quartet sonorities of which set work by the Beatles?
Eleanor Rigby
What is the texture like in Cloudbusting?
Mel-Dom-Hom, with strings at first providing block chord accompaniment to the lead vocal line.
What time signatures are used in CloudBusting?
Mostly 4/4 with occasional use of 6/4 and 2/4
What key is CloudBusting in?
C# Minor
CloudBusting is based on the constant rotation of what 3 chords?
What other 2 chords are occasionally used?
The main 3 chords used are:
C#m7
B add9
A 6/9
The 2 occasional chords are:
G#m (sus4)
F#7 (sus4)
How does the piano play chords for most of ADOS?
Broken chords/Arpeggios