Nil Se'n La by Celtic Woman
LISTENING FRAMEWORK
LISTENING PHASE 1 (Rhythm)
Tempo [slow, medium, fast]
Medium, but also fast in some parts.
Drums.
Groove [describe how the personality of the rhythm]
Playful, slightly sensual, and flirtatious
LISTENING PHASE 2 (Arrangement)
Instrumentation [which instruments drive the song?]
Drums, guitar, but mainly a fiddle
Structure/Organization [how is the song built? Order, patterns, etc.]
The song is not very chaotic, but highly ordered the vocals, and the instrumental segments transitioning very smoothly one, after the other.
Emotional Architecture [Draw how the song build and drop?]
The song begins with some light vocalization with drums in the background with a low pitch fiddle making us feel anxious with an air of mystery about it, but this soon gives way to a playful feeling of fliratiousness with lyrics such "In my heart it's still the night, and we'll stay until the morning" that remains throughout the entire song
LISTENING PHASE 3 (Sound Quality)
Balance
Height [high and low of frequency]
The frequency is low.
Width [stereo panning left/right]
The width remains on both left, and the right at all times.
Depth [layers of instruments - via loudness]
The vocals, and fiddle are the loudest and are on top. These are followed by the drums which are usaully medium, and the guitars which aew soft.
Hey Bulldog by the Beatles
LISTENING FRAMEWORK
LISTENING PHASE 1 (Rhythm)
Tempo [slow, medium, fast]
It's mostly fast.
Drums.
Groove [describe how the personality of the rhythm]
Loose, happy, mellow
LISTENING PHASE 2 (Arrangement)
Instrumentation [which instruments drive the song?]
Piano, guitar, bass.Structure/Organization [how is the song built? Order, patterns, etc.]
The song is organized with a very ordered, the instruments do not clash. It begins with a sort piano, that leads into the fast-paced bass, and guitar which is constant through out the song.
Emotional Architecture [Draw how the song build and drop?]
The song begins with moderate piano cue, and then switches over into a mellow bass giving off a slight depressing feeling. This then settles into a sort ambigous guitar melody which is re-enforced with lyrics such as "What makes you think you're something special when you smile?", or "Some kind of innocence is measured out in years, You don't know what it's like to listen to your fears" that gives off an anxious, moody feeling that makes us feel uncomfortable. But later the same melody is paired with the lyrics "if you're lonley you can talk to me. This is repeated throughout the song ending with a livley "hey bulldog" leaving us with a happy feeling.
LISTENING PHASE 3 (Sound Quality)
Balance
Height [high and low of frequency]
Low frequency
Width [stereo panning left/right]
The song begins with the music on just on the left side, but soon becomes audibe on both the left, and right sides
Depth [layers of instruments - via loudness]
The bass, and guitar are the loudest, when not accompianed by vocals, and the drums are midly loud a certain snare beat is present but it does not overtake the other instruments
Nil Se'n La by Celtic Woman, and Hey Bulldog by the Beatles both use guitars, and drums but that’s it. Both songs are from two completely different genres. Nil Se'n La is a Celtic folk song. Hey Bulldog is a rock song. As both songs are from different genres, they in turn have different musical qualities, and these will be discussed in turn.
Let’s begin with Nil Se'n La by Celtic Woman. The song’s tempo is for the most part moderate, although it is fast in some parts set up by the drums. Its intensity of the song is soft with a fiddle, and soft guitar. The groove of the rhythm is slightly playful, in fact you could also call it flirtatious. The timbre of the song is rather simple. The depth of the song is the fiddle is the loudest, while drums, and guitars are in the background. The lyrics are an odd mix of modern English, with the chorus of is in Gaelic. The song is highly ordered the vocals, and the fiddle coexists peacefully. The width is equally distributed on both the right, and left sides. Emotionally the song begins with some light vocalization with drums in the background with a low pitch fiddle making us feel anxious with an air of mystery about it, but this soon gives way to a playful feeling of being flirtatious, which remains throughout the song. It’s meant to be a celebration of life with a harmless nighttime fun.
Now, Hey Bulldog by the Beatles is a completely different song. Its tempo is fast-paced. The intensity of the song is loud reinforced by the loud bass, and drums. The width begins on the left, but then is balanced on both sides. The groove of the rhythm is sort of loose, and mellow. The depth of the song is structured so the bass, and the guitar are the loudest on top, followed by the drums, which although on the bottom are still audible with that snare beat. The song is a mixture of emotion. The melody of the song is sort ambiguous towards emotion, but the lyrics fix that. Lyrics like “you don’t what it’s like to listen to your fears” invokes sadness, while “if you’re lonely you can talk to me invokes happiness. If you feel troubled, or alone in the world there’s always someone to turn to.
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