Capercaillie Revision 2 Skye Waulking Song

2012 Question 7

Fusion Folk Western Scotch snap rhythms Pentatonic vocal line Compound time (12/8) Narrative – tells a story Ornamented melodies Nonsense syllables Call and response Western instruments Drum kit Synthesiser Bass guitar Wurlitzer piano Music technology

Melody Vocal line is E minor pentatonic Texture at bar 37 is heterophonic Nonsense syllables = refrain. Backing vocals

Harmony Key is modal – E minor aeolian 4 chords – Em, G, C, Am (bar 45) Synthesiser at start Cluster chord E, F#, G, A, B, or Em + F#, B Chord V (the dominant) is never used What types of cadences are possible without chord V?

Music Technology Fade-out Multitracking Reverb

2011 Question 7