Skye Waulking Song by Capercaillie

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GCSE Music Flashcards on Skye Waulking Song by Capercaillie , created by Oliviax on 18/04/2015.
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Overall structure 1) 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
Tonality/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
Rhythm 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
Amplified 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
Acoustic instruments associated with folk music are: . Violin (fiddle) . Accordion . Pipes . Bouzouki - Greek long neck lute played with a plectrum.
A 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
Melody . 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.
When was the song released and on what album? On the album Nadurra in 2000.
What 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
What is meant by 'Celtic Fusion'? Two genres of music being 'fused' together
What 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.
Who would this song originally been sung by and where? It would be sung by women as they worked with cloth.
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