Studied by 2 people
Name of Album
Hounds of Love
How was the album structured?
2 parts, Hounds of Love and then the Ninth Wave (mini concept album).
Year released?
1985
Example of cutting edge technology
Fairlight CMI
Instrumentation
No bass or electric guitars, limited use of percussion, use of classical string sextet, and balaika.
String Sextet role
Short staccato chords, counter-melody in verse 2 (b34), violin riff at start of chorus
Fairlight samples
ostinato in bridge passage (11-17), steam engine sounds at the end
Vocals
Syllabic and fairly narrow range
Backing vocals
Singing countermelody on vocables.
Snare
Military sounding snare used towards the end of the song. The government/authority?
Key
Modal C# Minor
Texture
Melody dominated homophony/melody and accompaniment. Countermelodies = polyphony?
Note
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