Mushnik & Son

Question 1

Sonority (timbre)

Answer 1

-seymour begins to sing in bar 14
-use of castanets
-drum fills
-acapella in extended chorus
-repetition in lower register
-glisandos in pianos
-piano & guitars play hi -hat quavers

Question 2

Texture

Answer 2

-monophonic texture acapella at beginning
-melody & accompaniment
-homophonic & chordal moments throughout
-bar 43 singing in unison
-antiphonal texture (an ensemble into different groups)
-use of imitation in the instrumentation

Question 3

Tempo, Metre & Rhythm

Answer 3

-4/4
-syncopated
-‘Latin’ rhythm
-long note values in chorus 1
-distinctive klezmer rhythm

Question 4

Dynamics & Articulation

Answer 4

moderate throughout

Question 5

Structure

Answer 5

-verse 1
-verse 2
-chorus 1
-verse 3
-chorus 2 extended

Question 6

Tonality

Answer 6

-C harmonic minor
-Eb major (second part of chorus 1)

Question 7

Harmony

Answer 7

-movement from C to Db (up a semitone gives a klezma feel)
-use of G7 creates a harmonic resolution
-perfect cadence into relative major (Eb major)
-1st time characters sing in harmony is bar 59
-song finishes in harmony
-ascending chromatic scale in octaves

Question 8

Melody

Answer 8

-use of quavers in melody
-use of anacrusis
-sharing melody but not at same time
-downwards scale (klezma feel )
-imitation
-conjunct melody
-entirely syllabic (no melismas)
-Counter melody w synthesiser

Question 9

Features of Klemzer music?

Answer 9

-frequent use of anacrusis
-movement up a semitone from Cm to Db
-suitable to dance to
- use of castanets
- syncopated bass line
- use of minor key
- defending scalic patterns at the ends of phrases