The elements of music to consider
Melody
If asked to discuss the melody in Beautiful Wasteland, refer to:
- the interlude on Similar to Scottish bagpipes, but air is stored in small bellows rather than blown through a pipe. and Another term for violin, usually used in relation to folk music. between the two phrases of each chorus
- the music after the second chorus has an Composing music on the spot or during a performance. feel - a feature of The language and culture of a group of people particularly from聽Scotland and Ireland. music
The uilleann pipes lead the improvised section
Tempo and rhythm
The tempo and rhythmic patterns include:
- a tempo set at a comfortable 98 Composing music on the spot or during a performance.
- a strong emphasis on the Emphasis on the unaccented beat of the bar (usually beats 2 and 4).(off beat), especially in the percussion
Examples of downbeats and offbeats in different time signatures
An extract of the guitar and some of the percussion playing the syncopated rhythms
- very quick long-to-short rhythm patterns, which is written as a dotted quaver and semiquaver
- gentle A jazz style in which notes are always syncopated rather than played evenly. rhythms give a mood of lilting Traditional music from a particular country.聽
Structure and metre
Make note that Beautiful Wasteland is:
- a song in verse and chorus form, which is drawn from the popular music element of the Musical fusion is when two different styles are brought together to create a new type of music.
- generally written with 2-bar A short section of music, normally a melody, that could be thought of as a musical sentence. Phrases are like building blocks in music. in both the verse and chorus sections
- in a Numbers or letters written at the start of a piece of music depicting how many beats are in a bar and what type of beat are in each bar. of 4/4 Musical rhythm where each beat in a bar is a crochet and each beat can be divided in two, four or eight.
Timbre and instrumentation
The instruments in Capercaillie add colour to the song that represent characteristics of the fusion. The points to note are:
- the The voice as a musical instrument. are comfortable in The distance between the highest and lowest played notes. and Refers to the softness or loudness of a piece of music.
- there are harmonised male backing vocals in the chorus
- the ensemble consists of:
- voice, acoustic guitars
- drum kit
- percussion
- uilleann pipes
- A long-necked eight-string instrument similar to a guitar.
- fiddle
Texture, harmony and tonality
Think of the following points when asked to review these elements. The points include:
- the texture consists of A type of texture where there is only one clear melody and an accompaniment that plays different notes and rhythms but is supporting the melody. and A musical texture which features a melody with accompaniment.
- continuing Music in a conventional major or minor key. chords in the accompaniment
- written in a A pattern of sharps or flats at the beginning of a piece of music indicating which are to be played. of A minor