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Under Ice Flashcards

Kate Bush

1
Q

What is the song about

A

Psychological state, weather, reality vs illusion.
Skating alone and seeing your doppelgänger

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2
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Structure

A

Through composed

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3
Q

What is strange about the strings used

A

They are synth strings (artificial)

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4
Q

How long did this piece take to record and compose

A

1 day

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5
Q

What is the effect of the Fairlight CMI in this piece

A

Produces a claustrophobic effect

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7
Q

The opening in terms of harmony (accompaniment)

A

Tonic pedal on A

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8
Q

What is the first chord heard

A

Asus2

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8
Q

What key is this piece

A

A modal minor

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8
Q

Why is the Asus2 chord strange in the beginning

A

It appears from nothing

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9
Q

Describe the tempo in the opening

A

Starts at 65 bpm, then keeps accelerating throughout the piece until she says “The river has frozen over”

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10
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Why does the tempo accelerate

A

To create urgency and momentum before the quaver ostinato

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11
Q

What are the synth strings doing

A
  • playing consecutive perfect 5ths
  • move in 3rds
  • Playing octaves (tonic pedal)
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12
Q

The quaver ostinato played against the octaves in bar 3, produce…(rhythm) throughout the piece because…

A

Cross rhythms

RHYTHMIC DISPLACEMENT

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13
Q

3 quaver ostinato wider listening

A

Dream of Sheep

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14
Q

When do the strings stop playing

A

IN the final 4 bars

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15
Q

Which instrument is playing in the final 4 bars when the synth strings drop out

A

Synth pad with an “overtone singing effect synth”

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15
Q

Instrumentation

A

Synth strings
Synth pad
Singer
Back up singers

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16
Q

Baseline plays..which is similar to…(genre of music)

A

Octaves
Film music

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16
Q

The baseline descends in 3rds. Give the notes

A

A
F
D

17
Q

The chords are either

A

Added / extensions
Slash

ALL IN ROOT POSITION

18
Q

Which bar does the new section start

A

15

19
Q

Describe the vocal melody in terms of notes

A

Repeats the same 2 pitches

20
Q

In b.22 something is added. What is it? And what is the texture

A

Lower male voice
Homorhythm

21
Q

What occurs when she sings “Ah” in bar 23

A

Dissonance, clash

22
Q

Give an example of word painting in this piece. And say the performance technique used

A

“Moving” -> she uses tremolo

23
Q

Time signatures in the piece

A

2 bars of 4

5 bars of 3

3 bars of 4

24
Q

Which chord is not used in the piece

A

Dominant chord

25
Q

The chord sequence is composed of

A

Asus2

Fmaj7(#4)

Dm9

Am/C

26
Q

Why are these chords used

A

To blur out the tonality of the piece

27
Q

Tends to revolve around chords…from Am
(Roman numerals)

A

I, vi, IV

28
Q

The vocal melody is…

A

Syllabic
Composed of the PENTATONIC SCALE

29
Q

Give one example of when the vocal melody is composed from the pentantonic scale

A

“The river has frozen”

30
Q

The male voice sings in harmony of intervals…

A

2nds, 3rds, 4ths, 5ths

31
Q

The backup singers sing …with the lead

A

Dialogue

32
Q

Conventional chords and harmony are…

A

Subverted

33
Q

This song is part of a

A

CONCEPT ALBUM

34
Q

What is the range of the singer

A

Small

35
Q

What is the effect of having a small range

A

Detached feel

36
Q

The back up singers…

A

Are multitracked

37
Q

What is the AO4 point for the fact that this piece does not change key

A

Isolation and desperation

38
Q

There is an…

A

Improvised nature to the piece

39
Q

What ornament is used/gives the impression of being heard

A

Appoggiaturas

40
Q

The Fairlight CMI has been used for 2 samples which are

A

Ice cracking
Solar ping

41
Q

“It’s me” performance technique

A

Portamento

42
Q

What effect has been used on “It’s me” and give AO4

A

Filter sweep -> Mongolian singing feel

43
Q

Towards the end of the piece, what rhythms are heard

A

Brief triplets

Fermata

Rif

44
Q

When are the triplets heard towards the end

A

Every time she says “Me”, (except in the last long one)

45
Q

When is the fermata heard

A

In the very last bar of the song

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