Moby's Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad

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Melody – (explain) The main tune of a song or predominant line that stands out above all other parts. (expand) A melody we have covered so far in the set work analysis is Moby’s “Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad”. The melody of this song is created with the use of vocal samples from a gospel singer. (extend) I really enjoy all melodies created by Muse and Coldplay because of the timbre of the lead singer’s voice.

Instrumentation – Instrumentation is generally used to mean orchestration, the art of writing music for instruments, or, alternatively, the actual scoring of a particular composition.

Tonality/Harmony – Harmony describes the simultaneous sounding of two or more notes and the technique governing the construction of such chords and their arrangement in a succession of chords. An example of tonality/harmony we have listened to in our set works is 'Sky Waulking Song' (2:31 – 2:39). I enjoy listen to the song little talks by of monsters and men it has a good harmony of vocals.

Structure – Is the form in which a song is arranged. Usually, simple pop songs have AABA structures, where each A represents a verse and a chorus, and the B represents a bridge, or a point in the song where the music changes so as to show a contrast with the A sections. Roy Orbison was known for writing songs that didn't follow traditional structure.
'Running Scared', 'Crying' and 'In Dreams' for example. None of those have distinguishable verses/choruses and instead build towards the end.

Texture - Texture describes the complexity of a musical composition. The word texture is used because adding different layers or elements to music creates a musical “tapestry.”

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