Here is the picture that Catherine sent. The pink line shows the contour pattern of "Chahar Mezrab" and Blue shows the contour pattern of "Poor Boy Blues" for the first three measures.
Great! I observed another difference from these two music pieces. For “Poor Boy Blues,” because this particular piece is a group performance, several instruments are used to perform; therefore music has high density. In addition the song is polyphonic, because more than one major performer plays and the melody lines form a harmony within the other instruments such as bass and guitar. In the beginning, there is an interlude for 13 seconds, and then a solo performer (vocal) starts singing. The instruments constantly play until the end, but the vocal sings and stops from time to time. In comparison to this, “Chahar Mezrab” uses one specific Iranian traditional instrument. The music has high density due to the fact that the song is in polyphonic played in harmony. However, sounds in unison.
Oh, here is another difference that I have found. “Poor Boy Blues,” is a group performance, where each performer plays a bass, guitar, or a drum set, or sings, but just by listening to “Chahar Mezrab,” I can tell that it’s a solo performance.
Yea. Moreover, I have from my own research that most Iranian traditional music is performed as a group performance. However “Chahar Mezrab” is a solo performance because it’s an excerpt. It’s a section of a long ensemble performance. (Capwell)
Here is the picture that Catherine sent. The pink line shows the contour pattern of "Chahar Mezrab" and Blue shows the contour pattern of "Poor Boy Blues" for the first three measures.
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Great! I observed another difference from these two music pieces. For “Poor Boy Blues,” because this particular piece is a group performance, several instruments are used to perform; therefore music has high density. In addition the song is polyphonic, because more than one major performer plays and the melody lines form a harmony within the other instruments such as bass and guitar. In the beginning, there is an interlude for 13 seconds, and then a solo performer (vocal) starts singing. The instruments constantly play until the end, but the vocal sings and stops from time to time. In comparison to this, “Chahar Mezrab” uses one specific Iranian traditional instrument. The music has high density due to the fact that the song is in polyphonic played in harmony. However, sounds in unison.
Oh, here is another difference that I have found. “Poor Boy Blues,” is a group performance, where each performer plays a bass, guitar, or a drum set, or sings, but just by listening to “Chahar Mezrab,” I can tell that it’s a solo performance.
Yea. Moreover, I have from my own research that most Iranian traditional music is performed as a group performance. However “Chahar Mezrab” is a solo performance because it’s an excerpt. It’s a section of a long ensemble performance. (Capwell)
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