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Release by Afro Celt Sound Systems (Structure (Intro, Verse 1, Verse 2,…
Release by Afro Celt Sound Systems
Fusion
Joining of Western and non-Western Styles
Hurdy-gurdy
Celtic
Plays a harmonic drone and melody is played over top
Melodic, uses ornaments
Sometimes non-diatonic
Loops 20 and 27
Kora
African
Melodic 2 bar riff, limited pitch range
Diatonic
Accents
Uilleann Pipes
Celtic
Solo section
Melodic but not much variation
C min. pentatonic, usually diatonic, chromaticism
Glissando at end of solo
Accordion
Celtic
Harmonic
Accents create syncopated feel
Repetitive riff
Talking drum
African
Double headed with hooked beater
Rhythmic 2 bar riff
Repetitive
Djembe
African
Goblet shaped
Rhythmic
Bodhran
Celtic
Rhythmic
Repetitive loops
Fiddle
Harmonic, mostly diatonic
Double stopping, tonic pedal
Syncopation, triplets, semiquavers
Synthesiser
Western
Harmonic, mostly diatonic
Sustained notes
One note per bar harmonic rhythm
Synth pad
Western
Harmonic dron
Mostly diatonic, some dissonance
Shaker
Western
Rhythmic 4 bar loop
Identical bars of semiquavers
Low whistle
Western
Solo section
Melodic, uses ornamentation
Wider range
Bass guitar
Western
Melodic, each bar varies from last
Syncopated
Range of a 7th
Female vox
Melodic, narrow range, low tessitura
Diatonic, C min. pentatonic scale
Synocpated
Male vox
Melodic, 2 figures are different
Syncopation
Diatonic
C Aeolian Mode
Precise tonality
C,D,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb,C
2nd scale for melody based on same notes
C min. pentatonic - C,Eb,F,G,Bb,C
Tessitura
Refers to specific range of a piece, e.g. limited and narrow
Layered homophony
The texture changes between thick and thin
Structure
Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2
Solos
Verse 3
Breakdown
Outro
Polyrhythm
Layering of a variety of different rhythmic ideas over the top of each other
Drone
Sustained or repeated pair of notes
Usually tonic or dominant
Double stopping
Playing two notes simultaneously on two different strings on the fiddle
100 BPM
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