Describing the Melody of Song
Artist: Drake
Song: passionfruit.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM_jeKIuJDo
Passionfruit by Drake is a love song composed using a gentle house beat, and mellow vibes explaining the struggles of maintaining a long distance relationship. The melody of Passionfruit can be classified into range, motion, and ornamentation. Passionfruit has a narrow range since the pitch of the song does not vary. The note of passionfruit ranges from F# to G#. The motion of a song can either be conjunct or disjunct. Passionfruit is conjunct since it is smooth and not jumpy hence easy to sing along. Passionfruit is not ornamented because no trills or mordent that could be traced. Passionfruit consists of both instruments and voice. Passionfruit has eight beat bars, which means the song consists of regular length phrases. Considering intonation, Passionfruit has a high-end pitch. In terms of harmony, passion fruit has a constant harmony. Harmony was created to display a broken heart theme. Passionfruit consists of many cords, which are dissonance since the notes together sound harsh. Passionfruit portrays a sense of loneliness to the listener of the song. The rhythm of passionfruit is essential; it allows the listener to grasp onto the message Drake is trying to bring out in his song. Without the rhythm, passionfruit would not have conveyed the desired message to the audience. I believe that Passionfruit is of the form of A-B-A. Passionfruit is a popular song amongst youths and many adults who are undergoing long distance relationships. Passionfruit is a song written and recorded by Drake.