Shankar, Breathing Under Water, Breathing Under Water

Question 1

Who sings the wordless vocals?
Why are they used?

Answer 1

Sunidhi Chaunau
Harmonic filler to add interest

Question 2

What is Breathing Under Water mainly?

Answer 2

Sitar solo

Question 3

What is the sitar solo based on?

Answer 3

‘sea dreamer’ by Shankar melody

Question 4

Describe the woodwind & string section & what they play

Answer 4

Simple
Block chords

Question 5

What are the 4 Indian ornaments & playing techniques?

Answer 5

Meend (slides)
Kan (grace notes)
Andolan (vibrato)
Gamak (mordents/trills)

Question 6

Structure (9)

Answer 6

Verse 1
Refrain 1
Middle 8
Link passage
Verse 2
Refrain 2
Verse 3
Refrain 3
Coda

Question 7

What is the texture at the start?
What does it become?

Answer 7

Homorhythmic
Polyphonic

Question 8

What it the tone?

Answer 8

D flat major

Question 9

Describe the tone in a harmonic context

Answer 9

Clearly D flat major
But not many D flat major chords
If there are they’re imbelished

Question 10

What type of chords are there lots of?

Answer 10

Slash
Added
Major 7th

Question 11

What cadence is there hints of?
Which genre is this common in?

Answer 11

Plagal
Pop

Question 12

How does this piece relate to ‘Sea Dreamer’ also by Shankar?
Who sings this?

Answer 12

Melodic paraphrase of Sea Dreamer
Sting

Question 13

What is this piece embellished with?
What mostly plays these?

Answer 13

Ornaments
Sitar

Question 14

What is used at the start of every phrase?

Answer 14

Anacrusis (up beats)

Question 15

Describe the movement of the melody

Answer 15

Mostly stepwise

Question 16

What is the tempo?

Answer 16

120 crotchet bpm
Fast

Question 17

Describe the length of the notes
What rhythmic device is used?

Answer 17

Short
Syncopation