Music: Moby- Why does my Heart feel so bad?
- Created by: Agnes Fouch
- Created on: 16-04-13 19:25
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- Moby
- Structure
- In the form of verse and chorus (A&B). A is verse, B is chorus.
- Chorus delineated by use of: -female voice, new idea, change of chord pattern and change from DORIAN mode (D) to a sense of C major.
- Melody
- First sample (A) has a male voice with remnants of backing vocals. Taken from first sense of original but words are altered to make mood different from original.
- Second sample (B) uses a female voice. Taken from the middle of chorus of original.
- Harmony
- Harmonised very simply with chord changes every 2 bars and only a total of 6 chords.
- Sample A uses a falling harmonic sequence (chords Am and Em, repeated as G and D)
- Sample B has two harmonization Bx alternated between chords C and Am. By alternated between chords F and C.
- Harmonised very simply with chord changes every 2 bars and only a total of 6 chords.
- Tonality
- No key signature given
- Chord of Am is prominent but no G# and in sections based on sample A there are constant F#s
- Creates pattern of tones and semitones belonging to DORIAN mode but based on the note A. transposed version= ABCDEF#GA
- Use of only six pitches could be described as hexatonic. but is diatonic.
- Rhythm.
- Snare drum accents the backbeats (2+4)
- Clave part is entirely offbeat.
- Mood
- Melcancholy feel
- Use of DORIAN mode.
- Prominence of minor chord at opening.
- Narrow range and falling shape of most melodic ideas.
- Thin static character of ending.
- Melcancholy feel
- Structure
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