Analysis Notes
Shubert – Trio in E♭
- Instrumentation: Piano, violin and cello (introduced one by one)
- Structure: Ternary form
- Reminds me of a lullaby
Debussy – Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
- Dynamics: Sudden loud and sudden quiet
- Instrumentation: Woodwind
- Harmony: Extended chords
- Reminds me of an adventure
Sigur Ròs – Hippipolla
- Instrumentation: Male vocals, piano and drums
- Harmony: Vocal harmonies
- Dynamics: Diminuendo
- Metre: 4/4 time signature (common time)
- Reminds me of hopeful documentaries
Bob Dylan – Don’t Think Twice
- Instrumentation: Male vocals, acoustic guitar and harmonica
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Structure: Song structure (Verse,Chorus…Bridge…)
- Melody: Simple
- Reminds me of a poem or breakup song
Ólafur Arnalds – Near Light
- Instrumentation: Piano, violin and hand claps
- Tonality: Minor
- Electronic
- Dynamics: Crescendo
- Reminds me of sad anime
Nirvana – Lithium
- Genre: Rock
- Structure: Song structure
- Instrumentation: Electric guitar, male vocals, drum kit and bass guitar
- Dynamics: Forte in the chorus
Nils Frahm – Spaces
- Instrumentation: Keyboard, drum kit, synth
- Length: Short
- Reminds me of sci-fi
Carole King – I Feel the Earth Move
- Instrumentation: Piano, electric guitar, drum kit and female vocals
- Genre: Blues
- Tonality: Major
- Metre: 4/4
- Structure: Song structure
Steve Reich – Electronic Counterpoint
- Instrumentation: Synthesisers and keys
- Genre: Minimalism
- Repetitive
- Reminds me of an alien based sci-fi movie
John Martyn – Small Hours
- Instrumentation: Acoustic guitar, male vocals and synths
- Metre: 4/4
- Structure: Song structure
- Was quite boring