Friday, February 18, 2022

"Four Little Diamonds"

In the line "She took me for ev'rything" in "Four Little Diamonds," the three syllables of "ev'rything" are each sung to a different pitch (F Eb G), musically giving a sense of breadth.

"Day and night" in the line "I keep a-wonderin' 'bout her day and night" is a merism.

In the line "I'm gonna search everywhere," the "every-" of "everywhere" is sung with three syllables, giving a sense of thoroughness.

As if to reflect the searching nature of "I looked around; I climbed up high into the dawn...," there's something of a key change.  The verses are in C major, but this section is in a flat key.