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Capercaillie: Beautiful Wasteland - EdexcelPerforming and composing ideas

Beautiful Wasteland is the seventh album from the Celtic rock band Capercaillie, which features the song Beautiful Wasteland. Released in 1997, the album is a fusion of Gaelic music, and Western popular music.

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Performing and composing ideas

There are techniques for composing and performance in Beautiful Wasteland that are usual for but also could be across most music genres.

In performanceIn composing
ImprovisationThe chords in an improvised section can be used to navigate a solo melodyAn improvisation could be used as a break, or to demonstrate the talents of the performers
Instrumental soloThe soloist should be aware of the chords that they are to improvise overA chance to change the sonority of a song and develop the melody
Backing vocalsEnsure a suitable balance between the melody and backing linesBacking vocals can add depth and additional harmonies to a song
Short melodic phrasesOnce one instrument has played the short phrase it can be passed on to another instrument to develop the ideaShort melodic phrases is an opportunity to pass the melody around the instruments to imitate and develop
Improvisation
In performanceThe chords in an improvised section can be used to navigate a solo melody
In composingAn improvisation could be used as a break, or to demonstrate the talents of the performers
Instrumental solo
In performanceThe soloist should be aware of the chords that they are to improvise over
In composingA chance to change the sonority of a song and develop the melody
Backing vocals
In performanceEnsure a suitable balance between the melody and backing lines
In composingBacking vocals can add depth and additional harmonies to a song
Short melodic phrases
In performanceOnce one instrument has played the short phrase it can be passed on to another instrument to develop the idea
In composingShort melodic phrases is an opportunity to pass the melody around the instruments to imitate and develop