The Penguin Book of American Folk Songs by Alan Lomax, E. Posten
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16 The melody also ultimately favors C by ending each section on C. We need not decide ultimately whether the tonic is C or A; it may float between these two relative keys (see “Multiple Keys,” below), an appropriate situation in light of the subject matter of “Dreams” and the sometimes surreal grammar of its lyrics. The point here is that an F Lydian hypothesis suggested by the harmonies must be abandoned once the melody begins. THE PHRASE “IN A KEY” I have avoided until now saying that these pieces are in a key—and in fact have avoided referring to keys.
Woman. Words and Music by John Lennon. MUSIC. All Rights Controlled and Administered by EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. All Rights Reserved International Copyright Secured Used by Permission 16 PHRASE RHYTHM or even only one. 13, which provides the opening statements of group of thematically related songs, demonstrates just how short these phrases can be. Although many songs begin with a statement of the title line using a first-downbeat phrase, the technique is by no means limited to opening lines. ” But perhaps most often, the first-downbeat model serves as the basis of only one section of a song, as it does in the choruses to Blondie’s “Call Me” (the theme from American Gigolo), the Cars’ “Shake It Up,” the Beach Boys’ “I Get Around,” and Bob Dylan’s “Like A Rolling Stone” (1965).
Rights for Kevin Savigar Music administered by PSO Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. WARNER BROS. S. , Miami, FL 33014 ‡ “Coming Around Again”. © Copyright 1986 By Famous Music Corporation and C’est Music. § SITTIN’ ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY, by Otis Redding and Stephen Cropper. © 1968 (Renewed) and 1975 East/Memphis Music Corp. Assigned to Irving Music, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. WARNER BROS. S. * This song has both a fade-in and a fade-out. Similarly, the singer’s situation is in a continuous cycle.