Tracy Chapman
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TRACY CHAPMAN -Qiuyan Tan
Biography
Born on March 30,1964 in Cleveland, Ohio
Went to an Episcopal high school
Began performing her self-written songs at Tuft Campus Radio Station.
Caught her big break in 1986
Brain Koppelman introduced Tracy to his father-Charles Koppelman
Ellio Robert became her manager
About her Music (1)
In 1987, Tracy recorded her first album
Recorded the hit song-Fast Car
Got the best New Artist at Grammy
Recorded “Crossroads” (1989)
On Billboard's 200
About her Music (2) The release of
Matters of the Heart(1992)
But failed to receive any real international fame
Still on the Billboard 200
New Beginning (1995)
Hit song- Give Me One Reason(the best rock song )
Received her fourth Grammy Award in 1997
(3) Worked as an
activist, speaking and performing on behalf of several nonprofit organizations
Including the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and Circle of Life (no longer active)
Composition History 1
Fast Car Talkin’bout a Revolution
Released from her first album “ Tracy Chapman” in 1988
Wrote the song by herself in 1986
A biggest hit song in the other countries in Europe
Released in 1988, with her first album “ Tracy Chapman”
The genre was Contemporary folk
On the Hot 100
Composition History 2
Baby Can I Hold You Tonight
Give Me One Reason
Released in 1988 with her first album
Reached the top fifty in the United States
The genre-contemporary folk
Released on the album “ New Beginning” (1995)
A winner on the Billboard Chart
The genre - blues rock Made up of slow, low-
key tunes and a few upbeat tracks
Listening Guide3:21 Bridge 2 Begins: non-vocal music , repeats some melodies , help give balance in the entire song 4:56 Coda : The rhythm gets slower and slower and becomes descanting. It repeats common themes in order to emphasize a specific idea or emotion
Fast Car 0:18 Verse 1 Begins: From them we
can get the light and brisk rhythm , the tempo of it is perfect.
2:22 Bridge 1 begins: Dissenting voice first, and have a beautiful phoneme conversion when it is accenting
Give me one reason 1:02 Verse 2 begins: The deep voice of the singer
make me permeate in it. The singer sings it using her soul.
2:00 Chorus 1 begins: There is a background vocal in this part, specific chords throughout this harmony .
3:54 Bridge 2 begins: It expresses a different feeling to the audiences . The melodies are hard to disappear.
4:20 Coda: It repeats melodies and it ends the blues .
Baby Can I Hold You Tonight 0:43 Verse 2 begins : A wide range , Melodic
Intervals are small , a smooth or conjunct melody
1:41 Chorus 1 begins: notice a change of Melody and character in the middle
2:34 Chorus 3: a higher pitch than before , quadruple meter with a simple division , the tempo is a little fast .
3:06 Coda : It becomes slower and slower
Talkin’ Bout A Revolution 0:23 Verse 1 : The first part repeats the
melody , melodic intervals is very small 1:29 Chorus: It gives the strong feeling
of the whole song , the contour is assenting .
2:05 Verse 3: A specific pitch is played, a slow harmonic rhythm contains different textures in it.
2:39 Coda : It creates a certain feeling , using the rhythm can change different parts. Because there is a strong influence on it.
Work Cited Biography about Tracy Chapman :
http://www.biography.com/people/tracy-chapman-20872547?page=1
Profile of Tracy Chapman By Espie Estrella, About.com Guide http://musiced.about.com/od/songwriters/p/tracychapman.htm
About Tracy Chapman : http://www.about-tracy-chapman.net/