Titanic, The
Listen Analysis
Song Analysis
Grade Level
4 - HS
Tonal Center
do
Scale
Blues
Range
m7
Tone Set
D mfs ta
Melodic Motive(s)
Melodic Elements
ta Tuning
Melodic Context
s-ta
Rhythmic Element(s)
 
 
Original Starting Pitch
C
Partwork
Form Analysis
AA'BB'
Form Type
Verse-chorus
Rhythm Set
ta
ti-ti
ta-a
syn-co-pa
ta-a-a
tie
rest
anacrusis

Source

Georgia Sea Island Songs, New World Records 278, B10. Collected by Alan Lomax.



Informant/Performer
Bessie Jones and group

State
Georgia

Region
Sea Islands

Origin
African-American

Song Type(s)
Ballad


Game Types


Sub-Game Types


Sub-Game Types

Figures


Subject(s)
Historical


Sub Subject

Alternate Titles

General Comments

Listen to recording for melodic variations and harmony.