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A Quiz to test all aspects of Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
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1
What inspired the lyrics for Cloudbusting?
A Book of Dreams by Peter Reich
A book by Stephen King
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
A Book of Dreams by Wilhelm Reich
2
Which group of classical musicians play live string parts on Cloudbusting?
The London Symphony Orchestra
The Medici Quartet
The Gabrieli Sextet
The Medici Sextet
3
Which chord does Under Ice end ambiguously on?
Em9/A
Asus2
A7/E
Gsus2
4
What was the single from her first album which achieved huge international success?
Hounds of Love
Running up that Hill
Cloudbusting
Wuthering Heights
5
Which instruments are used sparingly until near the end of Cloudbusting?
Drums and percussion
Electric guitar
Bass guitar
Strings
6
What key is the Refrain/Chorus section of And Dream of Sheep in?
G#m the dominant minor
F#m the subdominant minor
E major the relative major
C#m the tonic
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When did she release her first album?
1971
1981
1979
1992
8
How does the vocal melody in 'Under Ice' suggest a feeling of entrapment?
Narrow vocal range
Wide vocal range
Short fragmented phrases
Long legato phrases
9
Which instrument plays a riff to signal the start of the Chorus in Cloudbusting?
Violin 2
Cello
Violin 1
Viola
10
What interval is the opening of And Dream of Sheep and chorus melody of Cloudbusting based on?
Falling 5th
Rising 4th
Rising 5th
Falling 3rd
11
How does the key of Under Ice relate to the starting key of And Dream of Sheep?
It is in Am - a 3rd lower than ADOS - lower metaphorically
It stays the same
It is in Em - a 3rd higher than ADOS becoming more excited
12
Which instruments are not used in Cloudbusting?
Bass guitar
Electric guitar
Fairlight CMI
Bouzouki
13
Cloudbusting has Verses, Prechoruses and Choruses but it lacks a section that most songs have?
Intro
Outro
Instrumental
14
The second side contains songs linked by thematic, lyrical and musical ideas. What is this?
A long play album
A compilation
A concept album
A psychedelic album
15
Where was it recorded?
Air Studios
Real World Studios (Peter Gabriel's studios)
Abbey Road Studios
Kate Bush's own 48 track studio
16
What is a modulation up or down a major/minor third called?
Tripartite modulation
Binary modulation
Tertiary modulation
Ternary modulation
17
What is the rhythmic structure of Under Ice?
5 bars x 3/4, 3 bars x 4/4, 2 bars x 4/4
2 bars x 4/4, 5 bars x 3/4, 3 bars x 4/4
5 bars x 3/4, 2 bars x 4/4, 3 bars x 4/4
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Which literary writers are known to have inspired her?
Emily Bronte
Stephen King
Enid Blyton
JRR Tolkien
19
What is the second side of the album called?
The Ninth Wave
The Eighth Wave
Hounds of Love
Cloudbusting
20
What key is Cloudbusting in (there is no modulation)?
E major
C#m
Cm
C# modal minor
21
When was the album Hounds of Love released?
1983
1982
1985
1984
22
What instrument plays a military rhythm towards the end of the song Cloudbusting?
Bass drum
Timpani
Snare drum
Bagpipes
23
Which sections do And Dream of Sheep lack?
A proper chorus where the words stay the same each time
A Verse
An Outro
An Intro
24
What is unusual about the tempo of Under Ice?
It stays the same
It changes tempo very suddenly
It starts slowly and accelerates
It starts quickly and slows down
25
What was it called?
Hounds of Love
The Kick Inside
The Kick Outside
Wuthering Heights
26
Which two songs use a staccato crotchet pulse (written as quavers with rests)?
And Dream of Sheep and Under Ice
Cloudbusting and Under Ice
Cloudbusting and And Dream of Sheep
27
How does Kate Bush link the song Cloudbusting and And Dream of Sheep?
They are both in the key of C# minor
They use the same structure
They are at the same tempo
They use the same instrumentation
28
When was Kate Bush born?
1938
1958
1948
1968
29
How were the words to Cloudbusting mostly set?
Melismatically
There are no words
Syllabically
A mix of both equally
30
Which song that you are studying is the last song on the first side of Hounds of Love album?
Under Ice
And dream of sheep
Running up that hill
Cloudbusting
31
What other two art forms did Bush have training in?
Drama
Dance
Mime
Visual art
32
Which instrument plays a countermelody in octaves in verse 2 of Cloudbusting?
Viola
Cello
Violin 2
Violin 1
33
Which aspects are features of her stage shows?
Interesting instrumentation
Musical experimentation
Elaborate sets
Dance and mime
34
Which rock guitarist from Pink Floyd heard her on a demo tape and encouraged EMI to sign her?
Dave Gilmour
Roger Waters
Jimi Hendrix
Syd Barrett
35
Which song uses the Fairlight CMI to supply all of the accompaniment?
Under Ice
Cloudbusting
And Dream of Sheep
36
What themes are on the second side of Hounds of Love?
Slipping in and out of consciousness
The inventions of Wilhelm Reich
The thoughts of a person drifting alone on the sea at night.
The feeling of battling to stay awake
37
Why did Kate Bush stick to a medium/low vocal range?
Because she was singing as Wilhelm Reich, the man
Because she was singing as Peter Reich as a boy
Because she had a sore throat when she recorded it
Because she has a naturally low voice
38
How does the vocal line portray sinking under ice in the last phrase of Under Ice?
Using a long melisma
Using portamento (slide)
Singing "It's me" to a gradually rising melodic phrase
Singing "It's me" to a falling melodic phrase
39
Who was Wilhelm Reich?
Someone who believed he could cause changes in the weather
A government official
A Freudian theorist
A politician
40
How is word painting used at the end of And Dream of Sheep?
The vocal melody falls on 'deeper and deeper'
The vocal melody rises on 'deeper and deeper'
The vocal melody = free rhythmic feel on 'deeper and deeper'
The vocal melody is melismatic on 'deeper and deeper'
41
Which Beatles song contains similar staccato string chords to the ones in Cloudbusting?
Eleanor Rigby
Strawberry Fields
Michelle
Yesterday
42
Which folk instrument played by Paddy Bush plays for two bars in Cloudbusting?
Balalaika
Bouzouki
Irish whistle
Uilleann pipes
43
Which section contains a melody and chords played on the Fairlight CMI as vocal samples?
Intro
Chorus
Instrumental
Outro
44
What is the structure of Under Ice
Through-Composed
Strophic
Pop Song Structure
45
Which is the longest section of Cloudbusting?
Intro
Chorus
Verse
Outro
46
What key is the Verse section of And Dream of Sheep in?
C# modal minor
C#m
E major
Cm
47
Which instrument does Kate use as a sampler/sequencer/synth throughout the album?
Roland Jupiter 8
Korg Triton synth
Fairlight CMI
Yamaha Motif synth
48
Which is the first song on the second side of the album?
Jig of Life
Running up that Hill
And Dream of Sheep
Under Ice
49
What do you notice about the rhythm of many of Bush's vocal phrases and why?
They are very straight because she wanted a robotic effect
They use a swing rhythm influenced by jazz and blues
There is a lot of syncopation - they are semi improvised
50
What kinds of sounds does the Fairlight CMI make on Cloudbusting?
Vocal samples
Steam engine effects
String samples
Bass samples
