Within you, without you

Alap – the opening section of a classical indian performance

Gat - the opening verse where the vocals come in


Normal major scale pattern of tones and semitones – TTSTTTS

Mixolydian scale pattern – TTSTTST
(for information on the mixolydian scale see page on Modes)

Has no clear meter - in the exam, use the words metrical ambiguity to describe this

Polophonic texture

Vocal sections – a very relaxed 4/4 time signature

Call and response section - sounds as if it is in a 5/4 time signature (actually in 10 beat cycles)

Beat cycles - Classical Indian version of time signature


AI – Section A but slightly altered

The harmony does not change – same chord throughout – C open fifth chord (just the notes C and G played over and over again)
It has no third in it so it is neither major nor minor which reflects mixolydian mode

Uses the Mixolydian scale

Was originally in C major but when it was sped up, the pitch automatically went up as well so it is actually in C# major. (could never be performed in the right key or speed in real life because it was altered like this)

The use of the Tritone reflects the spiritual dissonance of the lyrics

Structure

Alap

Section A - 4/4

Section AI – Goes up at the end

Section B

Instrumental section – call and response between classical and - 5/4 - 10 beat cycles – longer than any of the vocal sections

Section AII – At the end there is a question asked but instead of answering it goes into an instrumental

Section B

Very brief outro of instruments and canned laughter

Instrumentation

Tambura

Violin

Swarmandal

Sitar – George Harrison call and response section

Vocals

Tabla

Dilruba – accompanies the vocals



Melody

Use of the tritone – augmented fourth/diminished fifth



Harmony

Same harmony throughout the whole piece

Open/root fifth chord

C# major

Uses the mixolydian scale


Texture

It is polyphonic as there are many different melodies and rhythms playing at once but the hazy quality to the song blends them so the overall effect sounds closer to homophony


Tempo/Meter/Rhythm

Mostly in 4/4

Instrumental section in 10 beat cycles – sounds like 5/4

Sped up from the original recording


Text

Use of the tritone reflects the spiritual dissonance of the text

Asks a lot of questions but doesn't answer many

Reflects the vagueness of Hindu philosophy