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The Skye Waulking Song ~ Capercaillie
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- 1What genre in the Skye Waulking song, and how is it traditionally learnt.The Skye Waulking is a type of folk song, that is traditionally meant to be heard by hearing.
- 2What is the Skye Waulking song a type of, and what country did this style of music originate from.The Skye Waulking song, is a Celtic fusion type of song. Meaning that it's infused with the cultures of 3 countries that folk music came from. Which are Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
- 3—Women would sing "waulking songs" to make sure they're all keeping in pace with each other. The process of "waulking" means that the were tweeding the clothes, to make them smooth.
- 4—This song contains a heterophonic texture, meaning that 2 or more parts in unison play a melodic line with slight differences.
- 5—The band Capercaillie is a Scottish folk music band.
- 6About the layered textures:Rhythmic patterns emitted from the drum kit. And the bass plays a bass line. Chords are made on the synthesiser. The vocal sings main melody. Violins, bouzouki and uilleann pipes and wurlitzer piano perform countermelodies.
- 7—This is a bouzouki, it comes from Greece and is a type of lute.
- 8—This is a wurlitzer piano and is a vintage type of electric piano
- 9—These are uilleanne pipes, and they have a soft tone, and are almost like bagpipes.
- 10About Structure:Intro
Verse
Break
2nd Verse
3rd Verse
4th Verse
5th Verse
6th Verse
Instrumental
7th Verse
8th Verse
Outro - 11Melody, Vocal:Vocal is pentatonic, which means that it's based on a scale using 5 notes.
- 12Melody, Instrumentalists:Playing short countermeodies, major based on vocal phrases.
- 13Rhytm:Song is notated in 12/8
Frequent Syncopation between vocal line and counter melodies cross rhythms.
Hi-Hat pattern creates - 14Tempo and Rhythm:.The score is notated 6/4. Tempo describes as a jazz waltz as each 6/4 , as each bar sounds like 2 bars in time signature 3/4.
.Blues are performed with the string quavers, meaning each pair quaver is played with the 1st a bit longer than the 2nd.
.The song contains frequent Syncopation. - 15Harmony:.Song in is key G major
.The 3 mainly used chords in this piece are G,Em and C. - As dominant chord (D) is avoided, the music has a modal feel.
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