Capercaillie - Skye Waulking Song

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Music Flashcards on Capercaillie - Skye Waulking Song, created by lisaxoxo on 07/05/2013.
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E minor / G major TONALITY
Only 4 chords for the whole song: chord sequence - Em - G; verse 4 the chords change C-G-Em-G; verse 7 the chords change Am7-Em-Em-G; verse 8 the chords change back to C-G-Em-G HARMONY
Melody based on the E minor / G pentatonic scale - (5 note scale) G, A, B, D, E. Folk style melodies. Vocal melody improvises - Use of nonsense syllables. MELODY
Combination of traditional folk instruments and Western pop instruments. BOUZOUKI/ACOUSTIC GUITAR, VOCALS, ACCORDIAN, VIOLIN, PIPES. DRUMS, WURLITZER PIANO, BASS GUITAR, SYNTH. INSTRUMENTS
12/8 - 12 quavers in a bar. The intro feels like it might be in triple time (3 beats in a bar). RHYTHM AND METRE
Intro - Verse 1 - Break - Verse 2 - Verse 3 - Verse 4 - Verse 5 - Verse 6 - Instrumental - Verse 7 - Verse 8 - Outro. {Mainly verses - based on a variant of the melodic line.} STRUCTURE
No written dynamics - dynamic level changes with the amount of instruments that are playing. DYNAMICS
Waulking Song - a work song. Based on a Gaelic folk song - 'Folk music': Music of the people. Passed on by an oral tradition (not notated). Played at social gatherings. Fusion of folk music and Western popular music. CONTEXT
Interweaving of melodies - contrapuntal. Hetraphonic - a decorated version of the melody line, played simultaneously with the melody line. Mainly melody and accompaniment. TEXTURE
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