Coming+of+Age

__Foster the People - Coming of Age__
Genre: Alternative dance media type="custom" key="26297428"

//Pitch: //
Synth-like high pitched sustained notes intro: pitch moving in steps, but jaggard. middle range picked notes in verse (guitar) ahh's sung scale-like in pre-chorus

//Duration: //
rubato in intro drum kit plays standard vocal line legato some use of syncopation in instrumental (guitar solo)

//Structure: //
Intro 1: 8 bars intro 2: 8 bars intro 3: 8 bars verse 1: 16 bars pre chorus: 4 bars chorus: 8 bars instrumental: 8 bars verse: 16 bars pre chorus: 4 bars chorus: 8 bars chorus: 8 bars (double chorus) instrumental: 16 bars chorus (varied): 8 bars repeated chorus: 8 bars instrumental: 16 bars outro: 4 bars
 * synth, electronic keyboard voice effect
 * Synth, drum kit, electronic keyboard, percussion
 * synth, drum kit, electric guitar, some vocals, electronic keyboard, bass
 * vocals, drum kit, distorted guitar, clean guitar, bass,
 * vocals, distorted guitar, clean guitar, bass, drum kit
 * vocals, backing vocals, clean guitar, distorted guitar, bass, drum kit,
 * guitar, drum kit, bass
 * vocals, drum kit, distorted guitar, clean guitar, bass,
 * vocals, distorted guitar, clean guitar, bass, drum kit
 * vocals, backing vocals, clean guitar, distorted guitar, bass, drum kit,
 * vocals, backing vocals, clean guitar, distorted guitar, bass, drum kit,
 * piano, bass, synth, drum kit,
 * vocals, backing vocals, clean guitar, distorted guitar, bass, drum kit,
 * vocals, backing vocals, clean guitar, distorted guitar, bass, drum kit,
 * oooh's sung, synth, guitar, bass, piano, drum kit,
 * synth (different pitches)

//Texture: //
outro is most sparse section of piece homophonic through majority of song (vocals + harmony/accompaniment) (guitar + harmonic accompaniment) most dense section of song is the chorus

//Tone Colour: //
electronic guitars use a clean sound male voice is middle range and has a clear tone use of electronic sound effects

//Dynamics and Expressive Techniques: //
intro: mp cresendo slightly into each part of the intro verse: little dynamic change between intro and verse pre-chorus:slight decresendo <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">chorus: cresendo from pre chorus to chorus, but dynamics still feel held back (mf) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">intrumental: very little dynamic change from chorus to instrumental <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">verse: slighty louder than verse before <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">pre-chorus: slight decresendo <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">chrous: louder again than last chorus <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">intrumental: decresendo down into p. cresendo slighty throughout the rest of the instrumental <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">chorus: volume reaches f <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">instrumental: maintains same dynamics as the previous chorus <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">outo: decresendo down into p, the piece gently fades out.