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MUSICAL ANALYSIS
TRUMAN CRAPO
“ I don’t worry cause everything’s
going to be alright.
Songs in A Minor
The Diary of Alicia Keys
Unplugged
As I Am
The Element of Freedom
Girl on Fire
Here and The Voice
Biography
Fifth most successful artist of
the 2000’s decade
15 Grammy awards
Multiple best-selling and
number-one recognition
awards
Composition History
0:00-0:36 Verse 1 Enters in Piano. Kick drum and snare on the same beat.
0:37-0:47 Chorus Piano trills for a soul filled rhythm.
0:48-0:53 Instr. Hook A pause of vocals. Preparation for Verse 2. Snare and
drumstick noises add texture to this piece
0:53-1:19 Verse 2 Enters cymbals at 1:00. Keyboard enters (1:06) accents
piano through melody.
1:20-1:33 Chorus Cymbals and keyboard exit. And back to the sound of the
instrumental hook.
1:34-1:49 Verse 3 Again piano trills. Cadenza prepares for bridge and chorus
1:50-2:07 Bridge Enters string instruments structuring a beautiful melody
2:08-3:08 Chorus/ Exits strings. Drums, snare play in forte adding support for
Coda the louds vocals. Coda begins 2:50, with just background
vocals.
Compositional History
0:12-0:33 Verse 1 Lyrics commence with continued sound from drum and piano.
0:34-0:53 Bridge Synthesizer begins and accents the melody. Slight cadenza
toward chorus.
0:54-1:26 Chorus Synthesizer takes bigger part and kickdrum keeping the rhythm.
1:27-1:47 Verse 2 Tambourine and cymbals are played more prominently.
1:48-2:09 Bridge All instrument cadenza more and more each bridge.
2:10-2:40 Chorus Same as previous with more flare from the synth and cymbals.
2:40-3:03 Verse 3 A variety entries include strings at 3:00.