sonic and music analysis

Niall Horan - On The Loose (Acoustic) How Many bars does the verse last compared to the chorus? Verse 1 - 8 Bars Chorus 1 - 16 Bars Verse 2 - 8 Bars Chorus 2 - 16 Bars After Calculating the Length of the bars in the Verse's and the choruses, I have found out that there is 8 bas different between them. Compare the instrumentation between the sections.  Verse 1 - An electric guitar is being played along with an electric bass guitar. The electric guitar has been played with a finger picking idiomatic technique with bass guitar also being played with a finger picking technique. The notes on these guitars are also being played as legato, meaning that the notes flow into each other and are fairly long. As for the percussion, there is a Kick drum playing just behind both guitars, backing them as they play. Chorus 1  - The 1st chorus include the same elements as the first verse, but there is a slight difference as backing vocals enter within the first minute ...

Bob Dylan's vs Jimi Hendrix BPM - The BPM in Bob Dylans version of all along the watch tower is 120. Compare this to The jimi Hendrix version and you will get the same outcome of 120 BPM. Time signature - Both versions of this song are in a 4/4 time signature. Instrumentation - Both songs start off very differently. In Bob dylans version, the song seems to start off with an acoustic guitar which is then followed up by a Harmonica sitting with it. In the Jimi Hendrix version however, The song starts of with claps which have been sampled in, along with an Electric guitar which replaces the acoustic guitar in the original version. Another electric guitar comes in and sits in front of the first, this second electric guitar replaces what originally was the harmonica. The heavy guitar riff in the Jimi hendrix version gives a different feel than to the one in the original. The guitar is playing different chords which makes the song have a minor key feel. Where as, the origi...

Golden Brown - The stranglers I will be individually analysing the song 'golden brown' by the stranglers. I will be analysis the sonic and musical components of the song. Time signature -  After counting the time signature, I managed to get 6/4 Tempo - I counted the beats per minute of 15 seconds then multiplied it by 4. The end result was 94 BPM. Instrumentation  Synth The Piano Is being played in the back ground of the song, It has short stabby notes which makes it staccato. This stays the same throughout the song. Harpsichord  The harpsichord is the focus of the song. It has notes flowing into one an other. This makes it legato. Double Bass The double bass plays in the back ground to accompany the lead and rhythmic melodies. Electric guitar  The electric guitar comes  kick drum  Hi hat Snare Structure Pre verse  verse chorus Verse 2 Chorus Instrumental / Bridge Chorus

Week 2 Sonic analysis  I say a little prayer - Aretha Franklin The lead vocals are performed. There is only one lead vocal and it is the focus of the track. The backing vocals are the second loudest in the track. There are 2 backing vocals that sit just behind the lead vocals. The piano in the song is the loudest instrument played in the track. It is being performed and it sounds very full and rounded. The bass guitar sits next to the piano, it is being performed and is a brassy, flat sounding instrument. The acoustic guitar comes in at 1.00 and sits next to the piano. It is whisperey and thin sounding. It is also being performed. The snare is the loudest element of the drum kit. The snare is being played as a rim shot at the stat of the song, then gradually goes into a normal snare shot at the chorus. It is being performed and is a smooth and clear sounding element. As for the kick drum, It is below the snare. It is being performed and is very strident and rounde...

Week 1 Sonic analysis I will be analysing 'Billie Jean' by Michael Jackson. I will be looking at the different instrumentation, Timbre of the song. Billie jean - Michael Jackson Instrumentation - The song starts off with a kick drum. The kick drum is punchy and full. Playing with the kick drum is the snare drum, the snare drum sounds clear and piercing. The drum kit been performed live. There is shaker playing with the kick and snare drum. The shaker is thin and mellow as it is in the back of the track. The electric bass guitar in the song has been performed live. It is very dominant and sounds rounded and flat. The electric guitar has been performed live. It is very clear, harsh, and also very bright. The pad synths have been sampled. They're only a few notes but they they clear, resonant and also very bright. Michael Jacksons vocals are whispery in some parts of the song, (in the verse for example) but are clear when the chorus' occur. There is also...

Comparison of chords 1st song - Californication - RHCP The Chords in the song californication by the red hot chilli peppers, has only 2 chords in it. These two chords are A minor and F. The chords in this song however are broken down, this means they are arpeggiated which are played legato (long notes that flow into each other). The instruments in this song are as followed: Electric guitar, Bass guitar, drum kits (snare, kick drum, hi-hat, Mid/floor tom) The tempo of this song is 110 BPM. 2nd song - New Rules - Due lipa This song has similarities and differences from the red hot chilli peppers song. New Rules has the same chords than californication, this is Am, F and you could argue that a G chord is in there as well. The difference is that due lipa's song have block chords which play staccato (short and stubby notes). The Tempo of this song is 116 BPM.

Square pusher - Star time 2 Genre - Jazz / electronica BPM - 150 Time signature - 4/4 Structure - This song is a simple A B A B C structure Chords - The chords in the first A section are being playing played slow, It is a slow harmonic rhythm. Also, The melody Descends through out the A section. However, this changes in the B section where they change to being a fast harmonic rhythm. The chords in the B section ascend and move up an octave. The chords in the C section turn into a slow harmonic rhythm and gradually descend through out the section. The descending notes make the listener Instruments - Drum kit Snare Hi-Hat Crash Kick drum Mid/floor tom Lead Synth Pad Synth  Electric Bass guitar  Piano