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Part 1: What is Call and Response? (pg. 3)
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Juan Paulino
quote:
Originally posted by Mel David
Call: There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Lizah.
Response: Then fix it you damn fool.

Am I doing it right?


ay david i got the rme ufx and its fantastic!
jsrobinson
Found a peanut, found a peanut, found a peanut just now...
jsrobinson
The variation can be rather subtle it seems and still be effective
jsrobinson
quote:
Originally posted by Looney4Clooney
this concept is not very hard to grasp

it is a dialogue between musical ideas. One element states one idea. another replies with a contrasting idea that brings balance to the phrase. IT could also be the same thing stated with a different instrument, at a different time....

It lis literally a conversation. The reason it works in music is because just like a conversation, having everyone talking at the same time is annoying,

The term is never used to describe formal structure on a large scale.


i don't really buy into the general idea but this lecture will make you think about music in a different way that touches on this topic And it is taught by Bernstein.



Fantastic lecture imo. Thank you very much for sharing.
Chronosis
quote:
Originally posted by Looney4Clooney


This was amazing. Thank you!
Vernon Wanderer
I'm not really sure what you mean, is this a good example of C&R?





The element starting from the beginning.

Can it be just one element or it must be 2+?



Also, this is a really nice piece to listen to.
cryophonik
quote:
Originally posted by Vernon Wanderer
I'm not really sure what you mean, is this a good example of C&R?


No, that's just two notes repeating. There is no dialogue, or exchange of musical ideas. In a real world sense, it would be the equivalent of a guy standing in room full of people repeating "hello" to himself.

quote:
Originally posted by Vernon Wanderer
Also, this is a really nice piece to listen to.


Yeah, it is. Thanks for posting it.
Vernon Wanderer
Got it. Thanks :)
ShabbaRANNx
Here's a long article with in depth analysis of call and response techniques, with samples of various tracks. I don't quite agree with everything he's saying, and again, he's also talking about C&R on a song structure level, which according to this thread is not technically correct but there are a lot of insights to be had.

http://www.lostinmusik.net/?p=1347
Trancelover03591
Alright, I heard this one last night and was thinking it might qualify as call and response.





3:29: "Is anybody listening?" (brass) "da da da da da da" "oh oh oh oh" (brass) "da da da da" ect

I don't want to read too much into it but I think the song is utilizing the technique consciously due to the content of the lyrics 'no reply at all' 'is anybody listening?'.


quote:
Originally posted by Looney4Clooney
I was rather good at that




This is such a cool track. It reminds me a lot of the electro of today but this was from like 8 years ago. Actually it reminds me more of Jark Prongo - Movin' Thru Your System,

SoundMagus
Its the same as Question & Answer :)
dj_alfi
yeah or a flame war.
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