THE WEEPIES Alan Bischoff Music 1010 Ferrin INTRODUCTION

THE WEEPIES | Alan Bischoff Music 1010 - Ferrin

INTRODUCTION THE WEEPIES | EST. 2001 FOLK POP

DEB TALAN & STEVE TANNEN • Debora was born Jan 27 1968 • Steve was born in 1968 • Met in 2001 and started writing music the first night • They were married in 2007

DISCOGRAPHY *HAPPINESS 2003 *SAY I AM YOU 2006 *HIDEAWAY 2008 *BE MY THRILL 2010 *SIRENS 2015

COMPOSITION HISTORY THE WORLD SPINS MADLY ON 2006 WRITTEN BY: DEBORA TALAN & STEVE TANNEN

THE WORLD SPINS MADLY ON 2: 45 Time Form Description: Rhythm, Melody, Harmony, Dynamics, Timbre, Texture 0: 00 Exposition Played in a monophonic texture on the guitar, is mezzo forte, With a driving rhythm 0: 10 Exposition Homophonic Texture is added with strings entering harmoniously, filling out the sound 0: 18 Chorus The vocals are introduced, melody is conjunct 0: 42 Verse 1 Texture Homophonic, harmony is introduced, and the vocal are sung in mezzo forte 1: 06 Bridge Texture Homophonic, vocals crescendo, and the tempo is largo 1: 24 1: 42 instrumental, Homophonic texture, two guitars, mezzo forte Chorus Homophonic texture, harmony continues, vocals decrescendo

COMPOSITION HISTORY PAINTINGS BY CHAGALL 2006 WRITTEN BY: DEBORA TALAN & STEVE TANNEN

PAINTINGS BY CHAGALL 3: 57 Time Form Description: Rhythm, Melody, Harmony, Dynamics, Timbre, Texture 0: 00 Exposition Played in a Polyphonic texture with percussion, and guitar, stings, and a recorder, is mezzo forte, With a driving rhythm 0: 17 Verse 1 Vocals are introduced, mezzo forte 0: 42 Chorus Homophonic texture, vocals with instrumentals 1: 26 Verse 2 Texture Homophonic, and the vocal are sung in mezzo forte 1: 50 Chorus Texture Homophonic, vocals crescendo 2: 26 2: 50 Bridge Chorus 3 x Homophonic texture, brake in melody, mezzo forte Homophonic texture, harmony introduced, 3 x is polyphonic

COMPOSITION HISTORY SIMPLE LIFE 2003 WRITTEN BY: DEBORA TALAN & STEVE TANNEN

SIMPLE LIFE 3: 53 Time Form Description: Rhythm, Melody, Harmony, Dynamics, Timbre, Texture 0: 00 Exposition A rhythmic introduction with percussion, and guitar, strings, homophonic texture 0: 22 Verse 1 Vocals are introduced, mezzo forte 0: 50 Chorus Homophonic texture, harmony introduced, mezzo forte 1: 10 Verse 2 Texture Homophonic, and the vocal are sung in mezzo forte 1: 37 Chorus Texture Homophonic, vocals crescendo 1: 57 Bridge Homophonic texture, brake in melody, mezzo forte 2: 21 Instrumental Bridge instrumental bridge, Electric guitar 2: 44 Verse 3 Homophonic texture, tempo slows 3: 04 Chorus 2 x Homophonic texture, crescendo, then decrescendo to finish with just instruments

COMPOSITION HISTORY ALL THAT I WANT 2003 WRITTEN BY: DEBORA TALAN & STEVE TANNEN

ALL THAT I WANT 3: 22 Form Description: Rhythm, Melody, Harmony, Dynamics, Timbre, Texture 0: 00 Exposition Played in a Polyphonic texture with percussion, guitar, and bells, is played in mezzo forte 0: 17 Verse 1 Vocals are introduced, mezzo forte Time 0: 30 Homophonic texture, harmony is introduced 0: 36 Chorus Texture Homophonic, and the vocals are sung in mezzo forte 0: 47 1: 07 Verse 2 Chorus Texture Homophonic, harmony continues 1: 14 1: 34 Verse 3 Chorus Homophonic texture, Mezzo forte 1: 44 2: 00 Verse 4 Chorus Texture homophonic, harmony contines, mezzo forte 2: 09 2: 27 Verse 5 Chorus 2 x Homophonic texture, mezzo forte, harmony 2: 59 Verse 1 The first verse is repeated, tempo slows, homophonic texture Homophonic texture, mezzo forte Texture Homophonic, chorus is only a couple stanzas mezzo forte, homophonic texture Mezzo forte, homophonic texture

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES • http: //www. theweepies. com/? p=about. html&c=green • https: //app. napster. com/search/tracks? query=the%20 weepies • https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/The_Weepies • http: //www. theweepies. com/? p=gallery. html&c=green • http: //www. theweepies. com/? p=discography. html • http: //music. allaccess. com/an-interview-with-the-indie-duo-the-weepies-ontheir-latest-release-sirens-and-more/