Lead With Love
Melanie DeMorePiece Duration: 2:36
About this Piece
Collective Sing Video: https://youtu.be/jJEFXpS_xPs?si=SjZmC99kfM0cegB0
Minor Tonality: Mostly utilizes Natural Minor, but the Bass Line uses a leading tone (^7, A natural) in the refrain
Ritardando: Most obvious in the Collective Sing Video, heard here from 3:00-3:17
Notable Passages
Description:
Sections beginning at at 0:26, 1:05, and 1:46, feature call and response between the soloist and the choir!
Keywords: Call and Response
Description:
Two lines of counterpoint are featured (Melody + Bass Line)
Keywords: Bass Line , Counterpoint - Misc. , Polyphony , Refrain
Description:
At 0:49 and 1:02 (the end of the 2nd and 4th lines of the refrain), on the words “lead with love,” the bass line ascends (goes up) while the melody descends (goes down)
Keywords: Contrary Motion
Description:
At 1:17 and 1:56, three lines of counterpoint are featured! (Solo + Melody + Bass Line)
Keywords: Bass Line , Counterpoint - Misc. , Polyphony , Refrain
Description:
(Starting at Measure 49) The solo line “one foot, one foot, one foot” is sung on a Perfect 4th, notes: Bb F
Keywords: Interval - Melodic