Song: So What by Miles Davis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqNTltOGh5c&ob=av2n-
Duration:
- Signature is 4/4.
- Tempo is slow. 80 beats per minute.
Tone Colour:
- The performing media is the solo trumpet, supported by a piano bass guitar, and drum kit.
Pitch:
- The piece starts with the drum and bass guitar playing then trumpet and piano come in.
- The pitch from the bass Guitar is low while the pitch from the piano and trumpet is high.
Structure:
- The piece includes thedrum and bass guitar always playing while the trumpet and piano take breaks every now and then.
- The piece just plays on, thre is no intro or chorus.
Dynamics and Expressive Techniques
- The dynamics and expressive techniques are played through harmony ; it mainly stays at a moderately soft level
- The trumpet seems to be the melody of the song while the piano is the chords.
Texture:
- The trumpet seems to be saying ‘so what’, showing that the composer is tring to speak through his instruments.
By Wassim Baddah
