Structure

Question 0

What is the overall structure of the piece?

Answer 0

Introduction (an instrumental section)
Verse 1 (voice and accompaniment)
Verse 2 (voice and accompaniment - this section also includes an instrumental break)
Coda (short vocal phrases echo the end of refrain 1 after which the accompaniment fades out)

Question 1

Describe the structure of the vocal line?

Answer 1

It alternates between four different phrases, each of which lasts a bar, in a call and response pattern

Question 2

What are the four different phrases of the vocal line?

Answer 2

Phrase 1 - call (in Gaelic, starts on high D)
Refrain 1 - response (vocables, start on mid B)
Phrase 2 - call (Gaelic, starts on low D)
Refrain 2 - response (vocables, starts on high E)