Yiri 0.0 / 5 ? MusicKokoIndian and African MusicGCSEEdexcel Created by: Alice CullenCreated on: 02-01-17 17:02 Rhythm There is use of cross-rhythms between the balafon parts Mainly semiquavers and quavers Use of syncopation Use of triplets Rhythmic ostinati Polyrhythmic texture The Intro is in free-time 1 of 5 Instrumentation Balafons - use of tremolo Large and small talking drums (donnos) Djembe- played by master drummer Vocals- solo voice + choir Use of a cowbell 2 of 5 Structure Alternates between choral/singular voice part and balafon solo Starts with an intro in free time Ends with a balafon solo- which is characterised by rests in the melody line Cyclic structure Examples of call and response in the choir and vocal lines and in the balafon parts 3 of 5 Melody and Vocal Parts Based on a pentatonic scale Call and response between the choir and the solo voice Repeated notes Melody is played by both the balafon and the voice Improvised quality In G flat major 4 of 5 Texture Overall polyphonic texture The piece begins monophonic There are examples of heterophany The texture thickens as more instruments/voices enter 5 of 5
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