The song "My Walking Stick" by Golden Gate Quartet is described as being performed in a barbershop style, featuring four male singers accompanied by a guitar. The song begins with the guitar playing an arpeggio to establish the key, while the singers sing a chord that matches the highest pitch played by the guitar. The lead singer then improvises based on the harmony sung by the other three singers. The melody is smooth and has a melodic shape. Afterwards, the guitar plays a different arpeggio while the other three singers sing a chord that is one semitone lower than before, and again, the lead singer improvises based on that chord. This pattern continues as the guitar reverts back to its initial harmony and repeats itself.
At 23 seconds into the song, there is a shift in
...rhythm as broken chords are played on guitar and the baritone imitates a trumpet sound using the same chord. The lead singer starts singing with lyrics "without my walking stick..." while maintaining distinct melody. After every half phrase of this main melody, there is a short conjunct phrase sung by bass, tenor, and baritone singers to create connection between phrases. The melody then goes up for "I'd go insane" followed by a big leap down back to tonic note. At 36 seconds into the song, same melody is repeated but with different lyrics while baritone provides accompaniment imitating trumpet along with guitar.
The text describes a musical sequence that starts at 46" with a new melody featuring an ascending note. The tenor and bass singers sing chords while this melody is played. At 54", the lead singer join
in with the same melody, followed by the entire group. This pattern occurs again with all singers participating. The section ends with a tonic note, indicating its conclusion.
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