Anoushka Shankar: 'Breathing Under Water'

Structure:
Describe the overall structure of the song.

Structure:
Describe the overall structure of the song.

4 sections + coda

Structure:
Name the structure of the phrases.

A - A1 - B - B1

Tonality:
What is the key of the first section?

Db major

Tonality:
What is the given key signature in the second section?

E major key signature

Tonality/Harmony:
What is the mode in the second section?

Lydian on A

Tonality:
What key are the third and fourth sections in?

Db major (return)

Melody:
Describe the range in the A1 phrase.

Narrow range

Melody:
What note appears at the end of the A2 and B1 phrases?

Flattened 7th (Cb)

Melody:
Give three examples of ornamentation in the sitar line.

Glissando, grace notes, mordents

Melody:
What melodic feature in heard in the song that is commonly heard in Indian music (often in sitar parts)?

Microtones

Melody:
What repetition occurs in the second section?

Repeat of first four bars with some rhythmic variation

Harmony:
What chords appear in the A phrase (and what chord types are also included)?

Bbm, Ab (with sus4 and add9)

Harmony:
What chords appear in the B phrase? (4)

Absus4, Fm, Gbsus2, Dbsus4

Harmony:
What progression appears in the second section?

B(sus), G#m7, A

Harmony:
What diminished chord appears in the second section?

D#dim/F#

Harmony:
What chord does the second section end on?

Am

Harmony:
What is the (slightly different) chord progression in the third sections?

Bbm, B, Db, Absus4

Harmony:
What two chords appear in the third and fourth sections?

Cdim and Ebm7

Harmony:
What cadence does the song end on?

Plagal cadence

Texture:
What is the opening texture?

Monophonic

Texture:
What is the overall texture?

Sitar and accompaniment/melody and accompaniment

Texture:
Describe the texture of the chords.

Homophonic chords

Texture:
How is the texture more developed in the second section?

More layers

Texture:
What is the texture between the vocals and sitar in the third and fourth section?

Dialogue

Rhythm, Tempo & Metre:
What is the tempo marking in this song?

Crotchet = 120

Rhythm, Tempo & Metre:
What is the time signature?

4/4

Rhythm, Tempo & Metre:
Which rhythmic features appear throughout the sitar part? (3)

Syncopation, varied note lengths, ties

Rhythm, Tempo & Metre:
Describe the rhythm in the strings.

Long tied semibreves

Rhythm, Tempo & Metre:
Which tuplets appear in section 2-4? (2)

Triplets, quintuplets

Rhythm, Tempo & Metre:
Which rhythmic feature goes into the first section?

3-beat anacrusis

Rhythm, Tempo & Metre:
What briefly appears in section 2-3?

2/4 bar

Sonority:
What instrument has the solo throughout?

Sitar

Sonority:
Aside from the sitar, what other Indian instrument appears in this song?

Tabla

Sonority:
What three instruments from Western pop influence appear in this song?

Strings, wind section, bass