Under Ice Flashcards
Kate Bush
What is the song about
Psychological state, weather, reality vs illusion.
Skating alone and seeing your doppelgänger
Structure
Through composed
What is strange about the strings used
They are synth strings (artificial)
How long did this piece take to record and compose
1 day
What is the effect of the Fairlight CMI in this piece
Produces a claustrophobic effect
The opening in terms of harmony (accompaniment)
Tonic pedal on A
What is the first chord heard
Asus2
What key is this piece
A modal minor
Why is the Asus2 chord strange in the beginning
It appears from nothing
Describe the tempo in the opening
Starts at 65 bpm, then keeps accelerating throughout the piece until she says “The river has frozen over”
Why does the tempo accelerate
To create urgency and momentum before the quaver ostinato
What are the synth strings doing
- playing consecutive perfect 5ths
- move in 3rds
- Playing octaves (tonic pedal)
The quaver ostinato played against the octaves in bar 3, produce…(rhythm) throughout the piece because…
Cross rhythms
RHYTHMIC DISPLACEMENT
3 quaver ostinato wider listening
Dream of Sheep
When do the strings stop playing
IN the final 4 bars
Which instrument is playing in the final 4 bars when the synth strings drop out
Synth pad with an “overtone singing effect synth”
Instrumentation
Synth strings
Synth pad
Singer
Back up singers
Baseline plays..which is similar to…(genre of music)
Octaves
Film music
The baseline descends in 3rds. Give the notes
A
F
D
The chords are either
Added / extensions
Slash
ALL IN ROOT POSITION
Which bar does the new section start
15
Describe the vocal melody in terms of notes
Repeats the same 2 pitches
In b.22 something is added. What is it? And what is the texture
Lower male voice
Homorhythm
