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A-level Music: Edexcel > Shankar, Breathing Under Water, Burn > Flashcards

Shankar, Breathing Under Water, Burn Flashcards

1
Q

Who is Shankar the daughter of?

A

Ravi Shankar
musician
Introduced Beatles to Indian influences:
Norwegian wood
Love to you
Within you without you
(use of sitar)

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2
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When was Breathing Under Water released?
What type of album is it?

A

2007
Concept

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3
Q

What are the Indian influences in the album?

A

North Indian - Hindustani (free, improv)
South Indian - Carhatic

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4
Q

What are the 4 structure & melodic sections in the album?
When were they clearly defined?

A

Alap
Jhor
Jhala
Gat
15th century

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5
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Describe the alap

A

Slow
Freely composed

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6
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Describe the jhor

A

Melody & drone
Strong rhythm

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7
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Describe the jhala

A

Melody & drone
Faster
More improv

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Describe the Gat

A

Cycle of beats more established
Faster
More established

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9
Q

What are the Indian instruments in Burn? (4)

A

Sitar
Ebla
Sarangi
Manjira

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10
Q

Describe the Sitar

A

Played by Ravi, father
Lots improv, complex
Long necked
4 strings
3 for drone notes
10-13 sympathetic strings

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11
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Describe the ebla

A

2 hand held drums

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12
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Describe the sarangi

A

Similar to violin
Bowed
4 main strings
Set of sympathetic strings

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13
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Describe the manjira

A

Indian finger cymbals (mini cymbals)

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14
Q

What are the western instruments in Burn?

A

English vocals
Strings, Bollywood style
Solo cello
Drums
Piano & keyboard - played by Nora Jones, sister
Pop/mb vocals
Bass guitar

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15
Q

Describe the range of the western instruments used

A

Wider than regular western music

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16
Q

Who sings the English vocals?

A

Noa Lembersky

17
Q

Why do the strings have a key role?

A

Fuse styles together/bridge the gap as an influence in Western & Indian

18
Q

What are the western & Indian influences in the structure?

A

traditional pop structure with sarangi interludes

19
Q

What is the key?
What does static harmony mean?

A

Mainly C#m
Doesn’t venture away from C#m

20
Q

What is used to create a modal feeling?

A

Lots added chords
Sitar had naturally modal sound

21
Q

Describe one harmonic/tonal element

A

Dissonance

22
Q

Describe the harmony (3)

A

Mostly homophonic
Melody & accompaniment
Poly-animated-homophony

23
Q

What does the Sitar mainly play?

A

Beginning solo

24
Q

How is the range a western influence?

A

Limited range
Easy
D# - A

25
Q

Describe the different solos?

A

Instrument solos
Sarangi solo mirrors sitar solos

26
Q

When is ornamentation used?

A

During improv

27
Q

What was the pop structure of Burn?

A

Intro
verse
Chorus
Bridge
Verse
Bridge
Verse
Chorus
Coda

A-level Music: Edexcel (38 decks)

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