Prologue

Question 1

prologue time signature?

Answer 1

4/4

Question 2

prologue tempo?

Answer 2

80bpm

Question 3

what tone is the prologue designed to set?

Answer 3

sense of foreboding

Question 4

sonority

Answer 4

each instruments unique sound (timbre)

Question 5

Melody

Answer 5

-2 bar melodic progression &
syncopation in chorus
- 4 bar melodic progression in
bridge
-guitar plays melodic riff in bridge
-use of melismas

Question 6

Harmony

Answer 6

-4 bar harmonic progression
-imperfect cadence into new key (G major)
-2 bar chord progression G, Am 7, D7 in the chorus (little shop of horrors)
- Cm to G progression creating a minor plagal cadence in the bridge (woah ah ah ooahhhoo)
-ascending chromatic line in base (bridge)
-pedal note on D (bridge)
-chord 2 for 3 bars creating tension which then resolves on D (bridge)
-additional sharpened fourth adding harmonic interest and sounding bluesy & adding dissonance ( chorus 2)
-interrupted cadence at the end of the song

Question 7

Features of Rock used?

Answer 7

-4/4 metre
-Drum fills
-Synthesiser
-Guitars - electric and bass
-Drums

Question 8

Tonality

Answer 8

-G major (chorus)

Question 9

Texture

Answer 9

-homophonic chords played by piano & synthesiser in intro
-3 female voices in parallel harmony singing homophonically
-band play in octave unison, drum kit continues w bass on 1 & 3 and snare on 2 & 4 (bridge)
-in chorus the band play homophonically with the three singers
-generally melody and Accompaniment

Question 10

Tempo, Metre & Rhythm

Answer 10

-Slow tempo creates a majestic and grand feel (in beginning)
-Metre is 4/4
-drumming in the rhythm
-use of syncopation
-driving quavers
-tempo changes to faster moving rhythms

Question 11

Structure

Answer 11

-intro
-intro into chorus
-chorus 1
-bridge
-chorus 2

Question 12

Dynamics & Articulation

Answer 12

-fff -> extreme dynamics in intro (grand feel)
-decrescendos to allow talking to be heard in the intro
-crescendo into the chorus intro
-moderately loud dynamics for rest of the song

Question 13

Sonority (timbre)

Answer 13

-into to the voice sounding ‘godly’
-synthesiser and piano in band
-use of crash cymbals & ride cymbal rolls
-low bass & piano
-3 female voices in chorus
-band & singers play
-hi hat quavers in piano
-soloist in bridge
-band play in octave unison in bridge
-band play chords with the 3 singers homophonically in the 2nd chorus
-kit toms are prominent in second chorus