Tonality

Question 1

Anoushka Shankar/Noa Lembersky - Burn

Answer 1

C# minor -> Asian-inflected form of non-functional tonality -> (raised 7th B# establishes feeling of minor key)
Coda slips through A minor and F major

Question 2

Anoushka Shankar - Breathing Under Water

Answer 2

Tonal centre of C#
Db major
Bridge centre around A
Moves to modal A major

Question 3

Anoushka Shankar/Norah Jones - Easy

Answer 3

Db major
Moves to be based around G
Mixolydian mode sounds major

Question 4

The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby

Answer 4

Dorian mode -> C# adds hopefulness
???G major/E minor???

Question 5

The Beatles - Here There and Everywhere

Answer 5

G major -> dorian mode
C nat -> Aeolian character
Pivot to G minor

Question 6

The Beatles - I Want to Tell You

Answer 6

Centred A major

Question 7

The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows

Answer 7

C mixolydian

Question 8

Courtney Pine Love and Affection

Answer 8

E major

Question 9

Courtney Pine Lady Day and John Coltrane

Answer 9

C minor

Question 10

Courtney Pine Inner State of Mind

Answer 10

C dorian mode

Question 11

Igor Stravinsky - Introduction

Question 12

Igor Stravinsky - Les augures printaniers

Question 13

Igor Stravinsky - Jeu du rapt

Question 14

Herrmann - Prelude

Answer 14

Rooted in A minor -> Atonal

Question 15

Herrmann - The City

Question 16

Herrmann - Marion

Answer 16

C major

Question 17

Herrmann - The murder

Answer 17

Atonal

Question 18

Herrmann - The Toys

Answer 18

Atonal

Question 19

Herrmann - The Cellar

Answer 19

Atonal

Question 20

Herrmann - Discovery

Answer 20

Atonal

Question 21

Herrmann - Finale

Answer 21

Atonal