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Release (Rhythm, tempo, and metre (Free/no metre at the beginning, Steady…
Release
Rhythm, tempo, and metre
Free/no metre at the beginning
Steady 4/4 once drums enter
Fairly moderate speed of about 100bpm
Djembe and bodhran plays a repeated rhythm (ostinato)
Most drum parts are syncopated
Other rhythmic ostinati are added to create a polyrhythmic texture
Short rhythmic phrases of 2 and 4 bars
Slightly swung quavers, syncopation, triplets, syncopation, triplets, sextuplets, and accents
Texture
Homophonic (MDH)- instruments accompanying vocal melody
Drone played through most of the piece
More instruments are added as the piece progresses- layering
Countermelodies feature in the instrumental- polyphonic
Textural breakdowns at the end of some sections-bass and other instruments drop out
Loops are used throughout
Heterophonic texture in the outro
Melody
Vocal melody based on c minor pentatonic scale (C, Eb, F, G, Bb)
Simple vocal melody-mostly repeats 2-bar phrase; conjunct; small range
repetitive
Slight variations include extending the length of the notes
Many of the solos are improvised
Ascending chromatic line at the end of most sections gives a feeling of increasing tension
Use of glissando, ornamentation (acciaccatura, double stopping (violin), reverb
Instrumentation and sonority
Irish/Celtic: Uilleann pipes, hurdy-gurdy, bodhran, whistle, accordion, fiddle
Africa: Djembe, talking drum. kora
Electric: Electric guitar, synthesiser (string pad, soft pad, bells, string bass), breath samples, drum machine, electric piano, shaker, tambourine
Vocalists: Female in English, male in Gaelic, African (spoken)
Music technology is used to record, mix and add effects (reverb, panning)
Idiomatic writing for the traditional instruments
Breath samples, drum machine, electric piano, shaker and tambourine
Expression and dynamics
No dynamics marked on score
Begins quietly (female vocalist sings softly)
As more instruments are added the vocals get louder and there is a natural crescendo
Fades out at the end
Context
Made by a musical group that fuses modern electronic music with traditional African and Irish music.
From the album "Vol 2" made in 1999
Structure
Strophic-no choruses, 3 verses
Intro, Verse 1, Verse 2, solos, Verse 3, build (breaks, outro