Spectrum

Spectrum - Florence and the Machine
Genre: Alternative/Baroque Pop

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Pitch
high pitches strings in intro contrasted with low pitched vocal melody lower strings added absence of tonality at beginning doubling of vocal melody line tonality obvious in chorus

Duration
rubato used in verses pulse obvious in chorus (4/4) use of staccatos in vocal melody line repeated rhythm patterns some use of syncopation throughout piece

Structure
traditional pop structure: intro verse pre-chorus chorus verse pre-chorus chorus x2 bridge instrumental/chorus chrous x2 instrumental/chorss x2 instrumental outro

Texture
beginning of song very sparse texture - monophonic then homophonic majority of piece

Roles of Instruments: melody - vocals (and orchestra in instrumental sections) harmony - high and low strings, backing vocals accompaniment - high strings and low strings (doubling octaves) bass - double bass, piano beat - drum kit

Tone Colour
verse - vocals have a mellow tone strings have a well rounded warm tone highest strings are somewhat screeching vocals in chorus are now harder toned and she sounds more forceful some use of electronic sound effects give piece a electronic tone colour overall use of an orchestra - combination of the different tone colours used by different orchestral instruments use of piccato - plucking sound more percussive than the traditional bowed note

Dynamics and Expressive Techniques
Dynamics: piano at beginning, the cresendo throughout the first verse chorus subito forte verse mf cresendo into pre-chorus chorus forte bridge ff instrumental - decresendo to mp chrous subito ff intrumental outro - piano fades to nothing

Expressive Techniques: melisma piccato