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