At The End Of The Day

Front 1

Dynamics

Back 1

Intro - forte

"At the end of the day" - forte

"One day less to be living" - mf

"At the end of the day there's another day dawning" - ff

Front 2

Rhythm

Back 2

12/8 = intro

6/8 = "One day less to be", 12/8 = "living"

6/8 = "gonna be hell to", 12/8 = "pay"

6/8 = "at the end of", 12/8 = "day"

6/8 = "and we are counting are", 12/8 "blessings"

driving rhythm in melody

Front 3

Structure

Back 3

Into

A = "At the end of the day" x 5 with different lyrics but all start with at the end of the day

Coda

5 verse

Front 4

Melody

Back 4

repetitive

ascends than descends

Counter melodies - "like the waves crash"

Front 5

Instruments

Back 5

violins, harp, drum kits, flutes - imitation, clarinets, horn, oboe, xylophone

Front 6

Texture

Back 6

homophonic, voice & accompaniment, thick texture

Front 7

Tonality

Back 7

- In F minor

- Key changes to F major "At the end of the day there's another day dawning"

- Modulation to Gb major "There's hunger in the land"

- Changesback to F minor “At the end of the day you get nothing for nothing”

- F major –“At the end of the day it’s another dayover”

Front 8

Harmony

Back 8

- Interrupted cadence "What is it for" V-VI

- Perfect Cadence ending V-I from F major to F minor

- Accompaniment - accented pedals, repeated bass notes - driving