You Can Call Me Al Flashcards
What is the context of you can call me al
Title is a play on the names Peggy and Paul misheard as Betty and Al by Pierre Boulez
A man facing a midlife crisis mirrored bt the insecurity felt by a person from a developing nation seeing an unfamiliar culture- visit to south africa
Instruments used
Saxophones baritone and badd
Penny whistle
Palindromic bass solo
What are the key challenges faced with a large number of instruments
Challenge to get the right balance for sound engineers
ADT
What is the tonality like in you can call me al
F Manor throughout- no Modulation- diatonic
Unstable improvised feel
What is the harmony like in you can call me al
Extensive use of primary triads In african tradition
A few secondary g minor chords however
Harmonic rhythm regular and rapid
Perfect and imperfect cadences which Seperates musical phrases
What is the melody like in you can call me al
Bass melodic ostinato- 2 bar bass
Distinctive brass/sax riff
Verses and chorus- small range of perfect 5th- based on notes of tonic triad Triadic
What is melody like in you can call me al 2
Palindromic bass run
Complex use of rhythm- syllabic and rhythmically difficult to notate
What is melody like in you can call me al in the chorus
In the melody of first chorus and hook its slightly wider range of F-D
Has strong emphasis of notes in tonic triad
At ending of second and third chorus he uses a falsetto with melisma
What is the dynamics and articulation like in you can call me al
Mostly mezzo forte with slightly stronger Choruses
Fade out at the end
Detached sax riff
Legato vocals
What is the tempo, metre and rhythm like in you can call me al
4/4 time signiture, moderato tempo- syncopation, speech like rhythms
Short note values in vocal melody- quick pace of narration
What is the texture like in you can call me al
Brass/sax riff- chordal texture mostly melody and accompaniment- example is Penny whistle solo
Bass ostinato provides sense of unity
Brief example of monophonic- only bass solo
