With+Every+Breath+I+take

From CITY OF ANGLES by Cy Coleman

Interpretation in performance 1: complete track to be studied,1990 Original Broadway Cast Recording, Sony
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Interpretation in performance 2: from beginning to 3:31 and from 5’02 to end, Rachelle Ferrell, First Instrument, Blue Note
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Music Analysis chart
(Title of work, year of composition/recording, performer(s), conductor etc.) |||| == The Interpretative ‘Toolbox’ == · Agogic accents (‘accentuation demanded by melodic phrase rather than metrical pulse’ (Kennedy, Concise Oxford)) rhythmic effects (behind/on/in front of the beat, rubato, tempo fluctuations) · Dynamic accents (loud and soft, transitions, the envelope of dynamic transitions) · Articulation (staccato, marcato, bowing/tonguing, vocal onsets etc.  · Tone colour (edgy, bright, pure), vibrato, distortion of tone  || · Tempo: fast, moderate or slow?  · Basic pulse generally regular/irregular?  · Is this music organized into (a) metre(s)?  || ** Interpretation One ** || ** Interpretation Two ** || · What is the tonality of the example (major, minor, modal, bi-tonal etc.)? · Atonal? If so, how? (free atonal, serial, microtonal, non-pitched etc.) · Describe the basic harmonic features (simple/complex harmony, slow/fast harmonic rhythm) ||   ||   || Focus on the central melodic line(s) in the excerpt. · Are there distinctive themes and/or gestures? Describe them in terms of solfege/scale degree/rhythmic cells · Can you describe the main melodic contour(s)? (ascending, descending, undulating) · Describe the basic emotional character of melody in this excerpt · How is melody phrased? ||  ||   || · What is the overall ‘sound’ of this excerpt and how is it achieved? · What instruments and/or sound sources are being used? · How are they being played? (idiomatic instrumental techniques) ||   ||   || · Describe the texture of the example (monophony/homophony/heterophony/polyphony). · Is the texture crowded or spacious? · Group the sound sources listed at 4) by function (accompaniment, melody, rhythmic patterns, countermelodies etc.) ||  ||   ||
 * ** Background information on the interpretations: **
 * 1) ** Can you describe the interpretations according to an ** overall ** emotional or expressive ** intension **? (angry, calm, afraid, joyous, tender, imploring etc. etc.)
 * 2) ** Rate the relative ** intensity ** of the interpretation (from inexpressive to histrionic/mannered)
 * 3) ** Discuss specific interpretative techniques - how do the performers use:
 * ** 1) **** Rhythm **
 * ** 2) **** Pitch **
 * ** 3) **** Melody **
 * ** 4) **** Timbre **
 * ** 5) **** Texture **
 * ** 6) **** Form **
 * Are all the features described so far organized into a section (or sections) of music?
 * Which features change over time? ||  ||   ||
 * ** 7) **** Socio-cultural factors **
 * Who wrote/created this music?
 * Who for?
 * Why? Is this art music or commercial music?
 * Where and when might this music have been created?
 * What is the style of this music? ||  ||   ||