'Yiri' - Koko
- Created by: DGILLEN
- Created on: 05-02-16 11:01
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- Yiri - Koko
- Melody
- The opening solo balaphone melody is high pitched and is a simple repetitive idea, using “rolls” on each note
- When the second balaphone enters the melody becomes more syncopated
- The vocal melody is short, simple and repetitive
- Melodies are often varied by different instruments
- Contrasting melody in call and response section, long held notes and short punctuated notes on “Yiri”
- Rhythm
- The balaphone ostinato in combination produces a complex polyphonic texture
- The drum ostinato perform a relentless one bar starting in the intro, performed by the talking drum, small talking drum and djembe
- The drum ostinati are decorated with occasional rhythmic fills
- The balaphone performes cross-rhythms in the call and response section, which become syncopated during the coda
- Structure
- INTRO CHORUS A1 BREAK CHORUS A2 BREAK CALL & RESPONSE CHORUS B1 CHORUS A3 CODA
- Instrument-ation
- Choir
- Flute
- Djembe
- Balaphone
- Tam-tam
- Dundun
- Maracas
- Talking drum
- Dunno
- Dynamics
- Soft dynamics which increase as more instruments are added
- No dynamics printed on the score
- Harmony
- Harmony remains close to the tonic Gb major throughout, making frequent use of the dominant Db note
- When the voice enters in chorus A1 they sound in unison
- Tempo
- Piece starts off in free tempo but continues in moderate tempo
- Texture
- Stars off with a monophonic texture with a solo balaphone
- When second balaphone joins in they play in octaves
- Heterophony texture
- Call and Response
- Melody
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