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give features of the vocal melody in release
-The vocal melody is repetitive
-The singers sometimes sing vocables
-he female vocal part has a limited range (a 6th)
-The male vocal part has a bigger range (a 13th)
give features of the instrumental melody in release
-The fiddle melody uses double stopping
-The melody lines are all short phrases
give features of harmony in release
there is a drone in this piece on the note C
It uses repeating chord sequences
mostly diatonic
the harmonic rhythm is slow which is common for dance music
give features of tonality in release
the piece is in c minor
describe the tempo in release
The start of the piece is in free
time then when the bodhran comes
in a steady tempo is set.
what is the time signature in release
4/4 (common to dance music)
give features of rhythm in release
There is syncopation used throughout
talk about instrumentation in release
African instruments: kora, talking drum
Celtic instruments: hurdy-gurdy, uilleann pipes, bodhrán, fiddle, whistle, accordion
Some of the playing techniques include ornamentation and double stopping
There is a reverb effect on the vocals through the whole trackta
talk about texture in release
The main texture of the piece is homophonic.
the very start of the piece is monophonic
oerlapping loops give often the piece a polyphonic feel
talk about harmony in SAMBA EM PRELUDIO
There are lots of extended chords
each section ends with perfect cadence
the main chords are mostly tonal
talk about the general melody in SAMBA EM PRELUDIO
The vocals cover the range of a minor
tenth
verse two - almost completely stepwise movement
verse one - Many of the phrases use a rising arpeggio
talk about tonality in SAMBA EM PRELUDIO
The piece is in B minor
talk about tempo in SAMBA EM PRELUDIO
The start of the piece is very free time, it’s hard to
pick out the beat of the song.
Verse 1 has a slow tempo.
Verse 2 until the end of the song has a faster tempo
talk about texture in SAMBA EM PRELUDIO
the main texture of the piece is homophonic
The intro is monophonic
talk about instruments in SAMBA EM PRELUDIO
The acoustic bass uses double stopping
It also uses harmonics
talk about rhythm and metre in SAMBA EM PRELUDIO
The piece is almost completely in 4/4 time
There are lots of syncopated rhythms
describe the structure in starwars
The main theme uses an AABA structure
After this, the music follows the action on the screen.
talk about the harmony in star wars
The harmony of the main theme is mostly diatonic
in the main theme the chords are syncopated
talk about the melody in starwars
The piece starts with a fanfare
Then the leitmotif is played by trumpets and other brass
The fanfare-like intro uses rapid repeated notes
There are repeated use of triplets
describe the texture in starwars
the piece is mainly homophonic
describe the tempo in starwars
The fast tempo matches the mood and feel of the film—an exciting action movie!
describe the metre in starwars
the 4/4 metre gives to piece a march like feel
talk about tonality in starwars
the main theme is in Bb major
here is lots of use of dissonance