What are the musical characteristics of funk/disco music? bee gees.?

What instruments were used? what special characteristics of disco/funk music have? how is this applied to bee gees, ';how deep is your love'; song?





I really need help...Thanks !What are the musical characteristics of funk/disco music? bee gees.?
The ';disco sound';, while unique, almost defies a unified description, as it was an ultra-inclusive art form that drew on as many influences as it produced interpretations. Jazz, classical, calypso, rock, Latin, soul, funk, and new technologies 鈥?just to name a few of the obvious 鈥?were all mingled with aplomb. Vocals could be frivolous or serious love intrigues 鈥?all the way to extremely serious socially-conscious commentary. The music tended to layer soaring, often-reverberated vocals, which are often doubled by horns, over a background ';pad'; of electric pianos and wah-pedaled ';chicken-scratch'; (palm muted) guitars. Other backing keyboard instruments include the piano, string synth, and electroacoustic keyboards such as the Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, and Hohner Clavinet. Synthesizers were also fairly common in disco, especially in the late 1970s. The rhythm is laid down by prominent, syncopated basslines (with heavy use of octaves) played on the bass guitar and by drummers using a drum kit, African/Latin percussion, and electronic drums such as Simmons and Roland drum modules). The sound was enriched with solo lines and harmony parts played by a variety of orchestral instruments, such as harp, violin, viola, cello, trumpet, saxophone, trombone, clarinet, flugelhorn, French horn, tuba, English horn, oboe, flute, and piccolo.





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