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March 06, 2008
Building A Song From The Ground Up
It's been said that writing about music is like dancing about architecture. If that is true, then let's look at the recording studio as if it's an architect's drafting table. Pandora music analyst Scott Pinkmountain pulls apart a song brick by brick, and we hear the thought processes that informed his decisions. From the drummer's "stiff swing" to the method they used to alter the piano's tone with a tissue box, we hear how "You Gave Me This" was constructed, layer by layer. (10 mins.)
MUSICAL TERMS INCLUDED IN THIS PODCAST
| Preludio | Finger position | Velocity of bowing | Four-note chord | |
| Sturm und drung | Frets | Pressure of bowing | Concerto | |
| Romantic repertoire | Arco | Double-stop | Klezmer | |
| Bow | Pizzicato | Bridge | Ragtime | |
| Fingerboard | Vibrato | Romantic music | Period sound | |
| Cello tuning: CGDA | Baroque | Violin tuning: GDAE |
