Pitch content is all of the pitches that an instrument can produce, such as is constrained by an instrument’s range (the highest and lowest notes that an instrument can produce.) First, consider how the human voice (and thus, the rapping voice) definitely doesn’t have pitch in the same sense that Katy Perry’s “Fireworks” has pitch, but also that it isn’t exactly pitchless. Another instance of a monophonic instrument is a trumpet (disregarding extended practice techniques.) Second, we should try to describe its pitch content.
Contrarily, a piano is polyphonic because it can produce many notes at one time. That is, it can only produce one “voice” (for now, it will suffice to think of a “voice” as a note) at a time. First, the rapping voice is, 1.) monophonic. We will start with the neat and clean that can be defined and then move on from there. We will largely do this by addressing some of the (musical) criticisms surrounding rap, and even suggesting some areas wherein rap can expand its bag of tricks to generate interesting material and hold the listener’s interest in new and different ways.Īs we’ve done in past analyses, it will end up being useful for our purposes (especially in comparison to other musics) to try and describe the rapping voice as an instrument. Rather, I will be speaking about rap in general, while drawing attention to certain cases that make my point as it suits my needs. However, this post will not center on any one verse. If you enjoyed my posts about specific and particular verses in rap, breaking down and analyzing common areas with the same techniques, you will likewise enjoy this post, another rap music analysis.
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