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“Calypso”. Full Orchestral accompaniment Simple Quadruple meter Intro, Verse 1, Chorus, Yodel section, Bridge, Verse 2, Chorus, Chorus repeat, Yodel Rises and Falls in wide range with very high notes. Whimsical sound. “Let Us Begin”.
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“Calypso” • Full Orchestral accompaniment • Simple Quadruple meter • Intro, Verse 1, Chorus, Yodel section, Bridge, Verse 2, Chorus, Chorus repeat, Yodel • Rises and Falls in wide range with very high notes. Whimsical sound
“Let Us Begin” • Guitars, Strings, and Percussion in a simple Quadruple meter with a strong downbeat • Intro, Verse 1, Bridge, Chorus, Bridge, Verse 2, Chorus, Bridge, Verse 3, Chorus, Refrain • Emotional lyrics with strong dynamics resulting in climactic volumes.
Bibliography and References “What Sinatra was to the forties, Presley was to the fifties, and the Beatles to the sixties, Denver is to the seventies -- a phenomenon.” –Newsday
Bibliography and References Articles: • “John Denver’s Unsung Story” by Frank W. Martin, People Magazine, February 26, 1979, Volume 11, No. 8 • CD Insert, John Denver Definitive All-time Greatest Hits, 2004, BMG Music Books: • Take Me Home an Autobiography, John Denver and Arthur Tobier, Harmony Books, 1994
Bibliography and References Websites: • http: //www.johndenver.com/about • http://news.google.com/newspapernewspapers?nid=110&dat=19981204&id=Ma5OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iUwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3501,4188266 • http://www.countrypolitan.com/bio-john-denver.php • http://www.biography.com/print/profile/john-denver-9542069 • http://www.cnn.com/US/9710/13/denver.nc/ • http://www.notablebiographies.com/supp/Supplement-Ca-Fi/Denver-John.html