Yiri Flashcards
What does ‘Yiri’ mean?
Wood (all of the instruments used are made of wood? aside from the bell)
What is a transcription?
When the song is recorded from memory and later made into a score this type of score is called a transcription
Which instruments are used?
Balafon
Djembe
Talking drum
What is a balafon?
And instrument similar to a xylophone made up of wooden bars
What is a Djembe?
A goblet-shaped drum
What is a talking drum?
A drum played with a hooked stick that can be used to imitate speech
What is the structure?
Introduction
Main section
Coda
What happens in the introduction?
There is a balafon solo played using tremelo
What happens in the main section?
There is a strong clear pulse
The drums play and ostinato
Alternates between balafon solos and choruses
Call and response between soloist and choir
What happens in the coda?
A short phrase for balafon is played five times in slightly varied versions
What happens at the end?
The drum ostinato is interrupted by rests and a bell is sounded to mark the end
What key is it in?
G flat major
What type of scale is it based on?
A hexatonic (six note) scale
What do the balafons play?
Mostly short patterns which often fall from high to low
Which notes do the balafons emphasise?
G flat and D flat
