music

Question 1

give features of the vocal melody in release

Answer 1

-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)

Question 2

give features of the instrumental melody in release

Answer 2

-The fiddle melody uses double stopping

-The melody lines are all short phrases

Question 3

give features of harmony in release

Answer 3

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

Question 4

give features of tonality in release

Answer 4

the piece is in c minor

Question 5

describe the tempo in release

Answer 5

The start of the piece is in free
time then when the bodhran comes
in a steady tempo is set.

Question 6

what is the time signature in release

Answer 6

4/4 (common to dance music)

Question 7

give features of rhythm in release

Answer 7

There is syncopation used throughout

Question 8

talk about instrumentation in release

Answer 8

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

Question 9

talk about texture in release

Answer 9

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

Question 10

talk about harmony in SAMBA EM PRELUDIO

Answer 10

There are lots of extended chords

each section ends with perfect cadence

the main chords are mostly tonal

Question 11

talk about the general melody in SAMBA EM PRELUDIO

Answer 11

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

Question 12

talk about tonality in SAMBA EM PRELUDIO

Answer 12

The piece is in B minor

Question 13

talk about tempo in SAMBA EM PRELUDIO

Answer 13

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

Question 14

talk about texture in SAMBA EM PRELUDIO

Answer 14

the main texture of the piece is homophonic

The intro is monophonic

Question 15

talk about instruments in SAMBA EM PRELUDIO

Answer 15

The acoustic bass uses double stopping
It also uses harmonics

Question 16

talk about rhythm and metre in SAMBA EM PRELUDIO

Answer 16

The piece is almost completely in 4/4 time
There are lots of syncopated rhythms

Question 17

describe the structure in starwars

Answer 17

The main theme uses an AABA structure
After this, the music follows the action on the screen.

Question 18

talk about the harmony in star wars

Answer 18

The harmony of the main theme is mostly diatonic

in the main theme the chords are syncopated

Question 19

talk about the melody in starwars

Answer 19

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

Question 20

describe the texture in starwars

Answer 20

the piece is mainly homophonic

Question 21

describe the tempo in starwars

Answer 21

The fast tempo matches the mood and feel of the film—an exciting action movie!

Question 22

describe the metre in starwars

Answer 22

the 4/4 metre gives to piece a march like feel

Question 23

talk about tonality in starwars

Answer 23

the main theme is in Bb major

here is lots of use of dissonance