Showing posts with label Four Little Diamonds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Four Little Diamonds. Show all posts

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.