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| Question | Answer |
| Dynamics | variations achieved through addition and subtraction of parts & complexity of texture |
| Dynamics | cumulative addition of parts creates a gradual build-up until breakdown (bar of silence) |
| Rhythm/metre | steady 4/4 metre, typical of dance music; established strongly after 16 bars when drum loop added |
| Rhythm/metre | bass drum emphasizing beats 1 & 3 and snare strongly accenting backbeats 2 & 4; shaker semiquavers drive rhythm |
| Rhythm/metre | Use of syncopation e.g. piano part at end of 1st verse and in 1st chorus - 2nd verse static for contrast |
| Structure | verse-chorus form based around repeating chord patterns |
| Structure | goes with gradual building up of texture with new parts added after every 8 bars |
| Structure | Piano solo intro (section A chords), male voice, percussion & countermelody, bass & string synth, syncopated piano, female voice (section B chords) |
| Structure | breakdown in middle for contrast |
| Structure | final chorus is elongated to suggest song is ending; ends with male voice & static piano chords |
| Melody | male vocal sample: limited range of only a 4th, predominance of 3rds in short disjointed phrases |
| Melody | female vocal sample: 2 bar phrase repeating throughout each chorus, wider ranging & more varied |
| Melody | string-synth countermelody added to complement vocal samples |
| Instrumentation/technology | Roland drum machine used for percussion; piano sounds made on digital sound module |
| Instrumentation/technology | vocal samples of American 1953 gospel choir song; sampler plus sequencer to trigger the sampler and the synthesizers |
| Instrumentation/technology | Echoes created by reverb and delay prominent in breakdown |
| Texture | built up cumulatively by adding looped layered samples |
| Texture | begins with homophonic piano solo which establishes chord pattern |
| Texture | samples retriggered more frequently creating question and answer effect |
| Texture | breakdown just before 2nd chorus; texture then thinner without drums or piano |
| Harmony/tonality | Am Em G D verses are in A Dorian; use of Am and Em chords support feeling of Am |
| Harmony/tonality | C Am C Am and F C F C chrous has strong sense of being in C major - sample is harmonised in 2 ways |
| Harmony/tonality | all straightforward traids mainly in root position |
| Word setting | verse: only one or two notes per syllable chorus: more syncopation & melisma; freer |
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