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Melody
prominent rising fifths in vocal line at the start
word painting in the lyric “deeper and deeper” - low range, descending melody and melisma (falling effect ig)
in the chorus the vocal line has a smaller range and is based on a minor third
melody different in verse 1 and verse 2
repeated and altered melodic idea in the voice in the outro
opens with loose melodic sequence, 2 rising 5ths
melody ends on the dominant - unresolved
use of rising 6th at start of every phrase in bridge 2 and the coda
Harmony
opens with a modal chord sequence - like cloudbusting
Rhythm/Metre/Tempo
gets more relaxed towards the end?
pause in b47
c51 extended to 5/4 - similar effect to a pause?
rit in last 2 bars
slow ballad tempo
2/4 bars used to extend phrases
lots of syncopation in the melody
vocal material often starts after the first beat of the bar
scotch snaps
Texture
starts just with voice and piano - similar to cloudbusting
Tonality
C# minor like cloudbusting (which comes directly before in the album)
goes to E major in the chorus and the bridge (the relative major)
ambiguous final chord
Instrumentation
the use of vocals and piano is reminiscent of the ballads of her early career
the bouzouki (irish instrument) adds decorative lines in verse 2 and in the second bridge and also plays in the outro adding to the accompaniment
multi-tracked irish whistle used in the outro - plays chords
spoken voice sample - similar to The Wall by Pink Floyd
the piano is more dramatic in the verses and plays vamped block chords in the bridge
word painting? - “let me be weak, let me sleep and dream of sleep etc” acompañado by more relaxed piano?
Dynamics/Articulation
piano
Structure
2’45” - quite short
has material in common with under ice
irregular phrase lengths
Note
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