Thursday, February 17, 2005

Don't Know Why - Norah Jones

This piece has six different vocal sections that begin after 4 bars of an instrumental introduction. The first verse is an eight bar period with four bar phrases. However, this initial verse has a cadential extension of two bars at its end. This doesn't happen anywhere else in the piece. The next verse has identical melodic content, but doesn't have the extra two bars added on at the end. The next part, also an eight bar symmetrical period, is the chorus. Following this is another verse the same as the previous two, and then we are treated to another round of the chorus. A piano interlude is then heard, which again is eight bars long. Finally, one more verse is sung before the end of the piece. Overall, it's very relaxed and lazy-feeling. A lot of her pieces make me wish I was laying in a hammock on a spring/summer day, reading a book and drinking lemonade for some reason...

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