sky wauking song by capercaillie

Question 1

what melodic/musical devices are used

Answer 1

counter melody
solos-in fiddle and uilleann pipes in heterophonic texture(both playinng basically the same melody but one is adding more ornaments/decoration)
fade out -at the end
rhythmic devices
polyrhymic-many different played at the same time
cross rhythms-the hi-hat is playing a 3/4 based rhythm against the rest of the bands 12/8 in the first section

Question 2

instrumentation

Answer 2

western popular music instruments used:synth,drum kit,shaker,acoustic guitar,bass guitar,electric piano?wurlitzer organ
traditional folk instruments:fiddle,whistle,accordion,bouzouki,uilleann pipes,bongos,congas.
vocals:main female vocalist singing in scots gaelic,with layers of multi-tracked backing vocals.

Question 3

tonality/harmony

Answer 3

first section e minor
second section g major
vocal melody based on an e minor pentatonic scale.

Question 4

texture

Answer 4

overall texture is mainly homophonic

use of hetrophonic texture in the instrumental between fiddle and pipes .

Question 5

tempo/ rhythm

Answer 5

12/8 rhythm
litting rhythm
ambiguos time siniture at start

Question 6

dynamics

Answer 6

softer dynamics at the start,2nd section is generally louder

Question 7

structure

Answer 7

7 verses with an intro ,instrumental and outro

2 main sections to the song