Capercaille, Skye Waulking Song

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Created on: 02-02-15 20:21

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Capercaille, Skye Waulking Song
- Melody
  - Vox Melody
    - Pentatonic
    - Uses low register: printed in Vox tenor clef, means sung 8ve lower than written
    - Mainly syllabic
    - Uses Gaelic (Scottish language) and vocables
- Harmony
  - In G major, entirely diatonic
  - Three main chords, G, Em, and C
  - Dominant chord D avoided, has a more modal feel
- Forces and Texture
  - Rythmic pattern on Drums
  - Chords on synthesiser and accordion
  - Main melody sung by voice
    - Melody
      - Vox Melody
        Pentatonic
        
        Uses low register: printed in Vox tenor clef, means sung 8ve lower than written
        
        Mainly syllabic
        
        Uses Gaelic (Scottish language) and vocables
  - Counter-melodies on other instruments (Violin, wurlitzer piano, uilleann pipes and bouzaki
  - Wurlitzer piano: type of early electric piano
  - Uilleann pipes: softer form of bagpipes
  - Bouzaki: Greek form of Lute
  - BassLine played by bass guitar
- Structure
  - Vox line like this: Phrase 1 - gaelic, starts on high D Phrase 2 - vocables, starts on mid B Phrase 3 - Gaelic, starts on Low D Phrase 4 - Vocables, starts on high E
  - Intro: Instrumental Verse 1: Vox and accompaniment Verse 2: Vox and accompaniment and instrumental break Coda: Short Vox phrases echo end of refrain 1. Accompaniment fades
- rhythym and Metre
  - Song is in 12/8 (compound Quadruple Metre)
  - Frequent syncopation in vox and instrumental countermelodies
  - Start, hi hat creates cross-rhythms. Full band enters, hi hat shows 12/8 more clearly
- Basic Facts
  - Album: Nadurra
  - From a Long Lament: Jon, Son of the King of Ireland
  - More than an hour start to finish
    - From a Long Lament: Jon, Son of the King of Ireland

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Capercaille, Skye Waulking Song

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