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Skye Waulking Song by Capercaillie
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- 1Overall structure1) Introduction - an instrumental section, after which the voice enters with the first line of text.
2) Verse 1 - voice and accompaniment
3) Verse 2 - voice and accompaniment - this section includes an instrumental break
4) Coda - short vocal phrases echo the end of refrain 1, after which the accompaniment fades out - 2Tonality/Harmony. The song is in G major and is entirely diatonic
. The 3 main chords used are G, Em and C
. The dominant chord (D) is avoided so the music has a modal feel - 3Rhythm and Metre. The song is notated in 12/8 (compound quadruple metre)
. There is frequent syncopation in the vocal line and instrumental countermelodies
. At the start of the song the hi-hat pattern creates cross rhythms. When the full band enters, the hi-hat rhythm changes and more clearly emphasises 12/8 - 4Amplified instrument associated with rock music are:. Synthesiser
. Wurlitzer piano - keyboard instrument without strings. The sound is produced by a combination of steel reeds, hammer action and an electrostatic pickup system.
. Bass
. Drum Kit - 5Acoustic instruments associated with folk music are:. Violin (fiddle)
. Accordion
. Pipes
. Bouzouki - Greek long neck lute played with a plectrum. - 6A layered texture is created through:. A rhythmic patter on the drum kit
. A bass line played by bass guitar
. Chords on synthesiser and accordion
. The main melody sung by voice
. Countermelodies on the other melody (violin, wurlitzer piano, uilleann pipes)
. Texture is heterophonic in instrumental - 7Melody. Pentatonic (based on a five-note scale)
. Uses lower register of the voice.
. Is mainly syllabic
. Alternates between one-bar phrases in Gaelic (call) and phrases that use nonsense syllables (response).
. Instrumentalists play short motifs and countermelodies that are mostly based on vocal phrases. - 8When was the song released and on what album?On the album Nadurra in 2000.
- 9What is the text from this song taken from?The text from this song is taken from a long lament called 'John, Song of the King of Ireland', which takes more than an hour to perform from start to finish
- 10What is meant by 'Celtic Fusion'?Two genres of music being 'fused' together
- 11What is 'waulking'?Waulking is the name given to the process of pounding tweed cloth against a wooden board, in order to soften it and make it more airtight.
- 12Who would this song originally been sung by and where?It would be sung by women as they worked with cloth.
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- GCSE Music Flashcards on Skye Waulking Song by Capercaillie , created by Oliviax on 18/04/2015.
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