Release

Question 1

What is the structure of this piece of fusion music?

Answer 1

Verse form

Question 2

What sections are included in the piece?

Answer 2

Intro, verses, breaks, build and outro

Question 3

What section is not in the piece?

Answer 3

Chorus

Question 4

How does the introduction start?

Answer 4

With a drone

Question 5

In what key is the piece?

Answer 5

C minor

Question 6

Describe the metre of the piece.

Answer 6

Simple quadruple (4/4)

Question 7

Describe the female vocals that enter during the introduction.

Answer 7

Vocalisation/Ah/nonsense lyrics

Question 8

How has technology been added to the female vocals in the introduction?

Answer 8

Heavy reverb (echo) and panned centrally (equal in both left and right speakers)

Question 9

Describe the tempo at the start of the piece.

Answer 9

Free time (no strict tempo)

Question 10

Which instrument enters at 50” making the tempo steady?

Answer 10

Drum machine

Question 11

How does the texture change during the introduction?

Answer 11

More and more layers are added, increasing the texture/making it thicker

Question 12

Describe the harmony of the piece.

Answer 12

Diatonic

Question 13

Describe the word setting of verse 1.

Answer 13

Syllabic (one note per syllable)

Question 14

Describe the melodic movement of the synth strings in verse 1.

Answer 14

Chromatically ascending

Question 15

What is the range of the female voice?

Answer 15

6th (limited/small range)

Question 16

Describe the phrase structure within the verses.

Answer 16

Short (mostly 2 bar) phrases

Question 17

In addition to the free tempo, what part gives the introduction a sense of freedom?

Answer 17

Female vocals feel improvised

Question 18

Describe the sample of spoken vocals in the introduction.

Answer 18

In an African language

Question 19

What is the main texture of the piece?

Answer 19

Homophonic

Question 20

What rhythmic device features in the vocal part in the verses?

Answer 20

Syncopation

Question 21

Which Celtic instrument starts playing near the beginning of the introduction (at 19”)?

Answer 21

Bodhran

Question 22

What does the Bodhran plays?

Answer 22

An ostinato (repeated pattern)

Question 23

What type of voice sings verse 2?

Answer 23

Male

Question 24

How does the vocal melody in verse 2 compare with that in verse 1?

Answer 24

It’s a variation of verse 1

Question 25

Which African instruments play in verse 1?

Answer 25

Kora and talking drum

Question 26

Describe the fiddle part in verse 2.

Answer 26

Repeated pattern using double stopping and accents

Question 27

The bass riff in verse 1, solo section, build up and outro is mostly based on two notes suggesting what type of tonality?

Answer 27

Modal

Question 28

Which Celtic instrument plays the first solo in the solo section?

Answer 28

Uilleann pipe

Question 29

Describe the melodic movement and rhythm of the Uilleann pipe solo.

Answer 29

Running semiquavers that are mostly stepwise/conjunct

Question 30

What does the accompanying accordion part play underneath the Uilleann pipe solo?

Answer 30

Accented chords (one bar repeated pattern)

Question 31

Which instrument plays the Uilleann pipe solo an octave higher in the last three bars?

Answer 31

Low whistle

Question 32

Describe what makes the low whistle solo more complicated than the Uilleann pipe solo.

Answer 32

Rhythms are more varied including triplets, sextuplets and demisemiquavers

Question 33

Which ornament decorates the low whistle solo?

Answer 33

Acciaccaturas

Question 34

How do both the Uilleann pipe and low whistle solos end?

Answer 34

Glissando (slide)

Question 35

Which three parts enter in the last 20 - 25 seconds of the solo section?

Answer 35

Male vocals, Hurdy-Gurdy and bass

Question 36

Which type of voice sings at the start of verse 3?

Answer 36

Female

Question 37

The Hurdy-Gurdy and Uilleann pipe solo play underneath the main vocals in verse 3. What type of texture does this create?

Answer 37

Polyphonic

Question 38

A new synth sample is added in verse 3. What does this synth part play?

Answer 38

Chord sequence with one chord per bar

Question 39

What harmonic device is played within the synth sample chords?

Answer 39

Tonic pedal (C)

Question 40

Two of the chords played by the synth part are extended. What notes have been added to the chords?

Answer 40

7th and 9th

Question 41

In the build section, how has the drum part changed?

Answer 41

It's a more complicated pattern

Question 42

Describe electric piano 1 loop in the build.

Answer 42

Syncopated two-note melody over a chordal/semiquaver accompaniment

Question 43

Describe electric piano 2 loop in the build.

Answer 43

Oscillating pattern of two notes

Question 44

In the build section, the Hurdy-Gurdy and Uilleann pipes play variations of the same melody at the same time. What is this texture called?

Answer 44

Heterophonic

Question 45

Where is the material from that the female voice sings in the outro?

Answer 45

Third line of verse 1

Question 46

At the end of the outro, loops drop out but which loops enter back in?

Answer 46

Two electric piano loops

Question 47

How does the piece end?

Answer 47

Fades out

Question 48

How is music technology used on the whole track?

Answer 48

Reverb

Question 49

Which three genres have been fused in the piece?

Answer 49

African, Celtic and Western/dance

Question 50

What Western/dance forces are in the piece?

Answer 50

Male vocals, female vocals, synthesisers, drum machine, electric piano, shaker, tambourine and breath samples