Genre: House, acid house (EDM)
Title: Frankie Knuckles – Your Love 1987
Composer/Artist:. Jamie Principle featuring Adrienne Jett’s vocals. The second commercially released version was produced by (and usually credited to) Frankie Knuckles. Knuckles was often known as “The Godfather of House Music.”
Mood: Driving, progressive, euphoric.
Texture: Homophonic, vocals accompanied by synthesized strings.
Dynamics/Articulation: Dynamically consistent throughout. The beat is the strongest dynamically, the snare drum being most pronounced.
Instrumentation/use of Technology: 909 drum machine. Synthesizer.
Vocals: Heavy reverb on deep, breathy female vocal(1.40). Lyrics are sung in A(2.05) Two female vocals singing in unison on the chorus in E(2.53), the vocal track may be doubled. Two female vocals sung in counterpoint during outro(5.43).
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 118bpm
Key: Em
Structure: A part (0 – 1.08) B Part (1.08 – 1.50) Repeated A and B with vocals. Instrumental interlude(4.28) before middle eight (4.42). Part A plays with vocals until fade out.
Notation: The arpeggiated synth riff:
Overview of Style: House music is a genre of electronic dance music created by club DJs in Chicago in the early 1980s. It takes its name from the Warehouse, a Chicago club where DJs first played their records to large audiences. Early house music is generally characterized by repetitive 4/4 beats, rhythms mainly provided by drum machines, off-beat hi-hat cymbals, and synthesized basslines. While house displays several characteristics similar to disco, it is more electronic and minimalistic.
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