GCSE Music Set Work Aos-4: Afro-Celt Sound Systems' Release (from Release, vol.2)

Rythm

Instrumentation

Texture

Dynamics

Instrumentation

Harmony/ Tonality

Melody

Genre

Generally defined bu the mix - relative volume of the parts in the recording. This is in general controlled by the sound engineers instead of the musicians.

As with other peices: the more instrumental and vocal layers the louder the music is. The thicker the texture, in other words.

Fusion piece so it has a range of instruments - from different styles and cultures of music.

Celtic instrumentation:

Bodhran

Western instrumentation:

African instrumentation

Female vocals

Male vocals

Various samples - put in by sound engineers

Bass guitar

Various electronic instruments

Shaker

Synth pad

Uilleann pipes

Hurdy-Gurdy

Low Whistle

Accordian

Kora

Djembe drum

Talking drum

Mechanical violin. Plays a drone when cranked that can't be modulated, plays a C-G drone all throughout the peice. - played L.20, 27

AKA Squeeze box - played L.17

Flat drum played with a beater. Played L.1, 18

Irish/Celtic bagpipes. Played Figure 5, L.28

Larger tin whistle, western instrument. Plays an octave above Uileann pipes fig.5, fig.6,

Board programmed to play a range of sounds on each button. Played L.4, 11, 16, 21.

Low tessitura female vox. Sings Fig.1

Sings fig.2.

Plays bass line