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Essay from GCSE music Edexcel

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Capercaillies sky waulking songHarmony and tonality:Capercaillies sky waulking song is in the key of E minor. The songs chords modulatebetween the Em, G and C

*Chords dont modulate. Name all 4 four chords.

Instruments andtexture:In the songtheres afusion offolk and modern instruments. For instance, therearetraditional instrumentssuch asbouzouki, Wurlitzer Piano(Wurlitzer is NOT a folk instrument)and an accordion.(List ALL of the folk instruments)Whilst at the same time theres modern instruments like drums, bass.The texture ismostly homophonic. (Mention the adding and taking away of layers to create variety)but there are some parts of heterophony in piece.(Where is the heterophony and who plays it?)Melody:It is basedon an E minor pentatonic scale.(What is note range of the melody)Dynamics and tempo:Speak of tempo in relation to the waulking process.The dynamics fade out in the outro.Dynamics change in relation to texure. More instruments=louder.Structure:Its in Strophic form which is very typical for folksongs.It featuresan intro, verse1, verse2, small break, verse3,work out rest of the correct structure.