Canticle
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Canticle is a counter-melody section in Simon & Garfunkel’s arrangement of “Scarborough Fair,” adding a contrasting lyrical and musical layer to the traditional folk song.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counter-melody
ⓘ
song section ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | traditional Scarborough Fair lyrics ⓘ |
| firstReleasedOn | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| hasArtist | Simon & Garfunkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComposer | Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | vocal duet ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
adds contrasting lyrical layer
ⓘ
adds contrasting musical layer ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
folk
ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTheme |
anti-war
ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ |
| hasLyricist |
Art Garfunkel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMedium | studio recording ⓘ |
| hasMusicalRole |
counter-melody to Scarborough Fair
ⓘ
counterpoint ⓘ |
| hasPerformer |
Art Garfunkel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTempoRelation | similar tempo to Scarborough Fair main melody ⓘ |
| hasTexture | polyphonic ⓘ |
| isInterwovenWith | Scarborough Fair melody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scarborough Fair / Canticle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Simon & Garfunkel arrangement of Scarborough Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Columbia Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
counterpoint between melodies
ⓘ
overlapping vocal lines ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.