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| Question | Answer |
| Overall structure | 1) Introduction - an instrumental section, after which the voice enters with the first line of text. 2) Verse 1 - voice and accompaniment 3) Verse 2 - voice and accompaniment - this section includes an instrumental break 4) Coda - short vocal phrases echo the end of refrain 1, after which the accompaniment fades out |
| Tonality/Harmony | . The song is in G major and is entirely diatonic . The 3 main chords used are G, Em and C . The dominant chord (D) is avoided so the music has a modal feel |
| Rhythm and Metre | . The song is notated in 12/8 (compound quadruple metre) . There is frequent syncopation in the vocal line and instrumental countermelodies . At the start of the song the hi-hat pattern creates cross rhythms. When the full band enters, the hi-hat rhythm changes and more clearly emphasises 12/8 |
| Amplified instrument associated with rock music are: | . Synthesiser . Wurlitzer piano - keyboard instrument without strings. The sound is produced by a combination of steel reeds, hammer action and an electrostatic pickup system. . Bass . Drum Kit |
| Acoustic instruments associated with folk music are: | . Violin (fiddle) . Accordion . Pipes . Bouzouki - Greek long neck lute played with a plectrum. |
| A layered texture is created through: | . A rhythmic patter on the drum kit . A bass line played by bass guitar . Chords on synthesiser and accordion . The main melody sung by voice . Countermelodies on the other melody (violin, wurlitzer piano, uilleann pipes) . Texture is heterophonic in instrumental |
| Melody | . Pentatonic (based on a five-note scale) . Uses lower register of the voice. . Is mainly syllabic . Alternates between one-bar phrases in Gaelic (call) and phrases that use nonsense syllables (response). . Instrumentalists play short motifs and countermelodies that are mostly based on vocal phrases. |
| When was the song released and on what album? | On the album Nadurra in 2000. |
| What is the text from this song taken from? | The text from this song is taken from a long lament called 'John, Song of the King of Ireland', which takes more than an hour to perform from start to finish |
| What is meant by 'Celtic Fusion'? | Two genres of music being 'fused' together |
| What is 'waulking'? | Waulking is the name given to the process of pounding tweed cloth against a wooden board, in order to soften it and make it more airtight. |
| Who would this song originally been sung by and where? | It would be sung by women as they worked with cloth. |
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