World Music

World Music

1. Skye Waulking Song

   • Composed by Capercaille
     • Altan
     • Lyrics in Gaelic
       • 'Waulking' is part of cloth making with songs used along with the rhythm of the work
   • Composed in 2000
     • Appears on the album Nadurra
   • Written for Voice (Alto) with:
     • Bouzouki
     • Flute
     • Guitar
     • Uilleann Pipes
     • Fiddle
     • Drums
   • Gaelic Folk Music from Scottland
     • Modern
   • Texture
     • Melody Dominated Homophony
       • Time Signature 12/3
   • Tonality
     • E Minor
     • G Major
       • Pentatonic
   • Structure
     • 2 Sections Verse Chorus
       • 1. Traditional with a simple beat
       • 2. Full rhythm section

2. Rag Desh

   • Three Versions composed by:
     • Anoushka Shanka
     • Steve Gorn and Benji Werthhiemer
     • Chiranji Lal Tanwar
   • Composed in 2001
   • Written for Indian Instruments
     • Sitar
     • Tabla
     • Tala
     • Bansuri
     • Sarangi
   • Indian Classical Music
     • Hindustandi
     • Season: Night Monsoon Season
   • Tonality: Rag
     • Notes in the Rag: Sa, Ri, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha and Ni
     • Ascending is different from Descending
   • Texture
     • Polyphonic
       • Rupak tala is a seven beat rhythm Gorn
       • Ektal tala is a twlelve beat rhythm Gorn
       • Jhaptal tala is a ten beat rhythm used in Shanka
       • Tintal tala sixteen beat rhythm Shanka
   • Structure
     • Alap: free tempo improvisation sitar only
     • Gat (Bandish): a pre-composed piece of music with call and response
     • Jhala: fastest both the sitar and the tambura improvise in a virtuosic manner
     • Jhor: faster with the sitar and the tambura and a steady beat

3. Yiri

   • Structure
     • Verse Chorus
       • thirteen verses
   • Composed by Koko
   • Composed in Burkina Fasso
   • Written for:
     • Djembe
     • Dundun
     • Tenor Voice
       • Call and Response
     • Donno
   • Written in Traditional African Style
     • For Births, Weddings, Funerals
   • Tonality
     • G flat Minor
     • Pentatonic
   • Texture
     • Heteraphonic
     • Polyrhythmic