What is that change in tune called?
I was listening to this song here.
At
3:49I find there is something change in tune or tempo,What is that transformation called? Is there any english term for this?
Instead of letting the song to end in the tonic (Fm) as it seems, the song chromatically ascends to the dominant (C) and recaps the hook (AbBbC Db Bb) in C as (CDE FD).
I didn't hear any tempo change but since the diminuendo phrase ends on a long note and the hook comes back vigorously through a subito glissando, it has the feeling of returning to the original tempo (tempo primo).
To create the effect, you just need to interrupt an ending with the chorus. To accentuate it, set it in a contrasting key.
I would say the key change is done without modulation and that's the intentional effect. But I think Chris is right, the term has a broader sense in popular music.
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user4354 5 years ago
I would say the key change is done without modulation and that's the intentional effect. But I think Chris is right, the term has a broader sense in popular music.