afro celt

Question 1

what african instruments are used?

Answer 1

• kora
• talking drum

Question 2

what celtic instruments are used?

Answer 2

• hurdy-gurdy
• uilleann pipes
• bodhran
• fiddle
• whistle
• accordion

Question 3

what edm/western dance music instruments are used?

Answer 3

• female and male vox
• synthesisers
• breath samples
• drum machines
• electric piano
• shaker and tambourine

Question 4

what playing techniques are used?

Answer 4

• glissando
• ornamentations
• double stopping
• open and closed hi-hat

Question 5

what three languages are used?

Answer 5

• maninka
• gaelic
• english

Question 6

what is the structure of the song?

Answer 6

verse form:
- intro
- verse one
- verse two
- solos
- verse three
- build
- outro

Question 7

how does the intro start?

Answer 7

starts with a drone in the synth

Question 8

what effect is used in the intro?

Answer 8

• panning
• filtering (?)

Question 9

what is the tempo like in the intro?

Answer 9

free tempo

Question 10

what is the texture like in the first verse?

Answer 10

homophonic - female vox with simple chords in accompaniment

Question 11

what language is verse two?

Answer 11

irish

Question 12

what are some features of the fiddle accompaniment in the second verse?

Answer 12

• double stopping
• accents
• triplets

Question 13

what instrument starts the solo section?

Answer 13

uilleann pipes

Question 14

what joins the uilleann pipes in the solo section? (plays the same melody)

Answer 14

the whistle, an octave higher

Question 15

what is the uilleann pipe solo like?

Answer 15

mainly running semiquavers with the occasional glissando

Question 16

what instruments accompany the uilleann pipe solo?

Answer 16

accordion and bodhran

Question 17

what instrument continues the solo after the uilleann pipes?

Answer 17

the low whistle

Question 18

how does the solo change in the low whistle?

Answer 18

more varied in rhythm, uses demisemiquavers, is a more complicated version of the uilleann pipe solo

Question 19

what instruments accompany the low whistle solo?

Answer 19

low synths and accordion and bodhran

Question 20

what instruments enter towards the end of the solo section?

Answer 20

short phrases in the male vocals, the hurdy gurdy, and bass

Question 21

what texture is verse three?

Answer 21

polyphonic

Question 22

what is verse three like? (before the male vox takes over)

Answer 22

• texture of solos continues
• hurdy gurdy and uilleann pipe solo plays underneath female vox (polyphonic)
• addition of synth sample playing static chords

Question 23

what is the vocal melody like?

Answer 23

• use of nonsense lyrics
• main verse is syllabic
• some spoken parts
• limited female vox range, male vox has wider range
• vocal samples
• mainly conjunct
• low tessitura

Question 24

what are some features of the melody?

Answer 24

• mainly modal
• use of pentatonic minor scale in verse 1
• repetitive
• short phrases
• glissando
• acciaccatura
• reverb
• sampling

Question 25

what are some features of the texture?

Answer 25

- constantly changing - use of layering - use of loops - mainly homophonic but also polyphonic in places and heterophonic during outro

Question 26

what are some features of the harmony?

Answer 26

- modal - Aeolian mode on C - could be interpreted as C minor but isn't - chord sequences are repetitive - diatonic - some chromaticism - extended chords - slow harmonic pulse (static harmony) - use of drones

Question 27

what is the time signature?

Answer 27

4/4

Question 28

what are some features of the rhythm?

Answer 28

- slightly swung rhythm - syncopation - triplets - accents - rhythmic ostinato - loops - riffs - short rhythmic phrases