Title of piece: Within You, WIthout You
Performer: The Beatles (George Harrison)
Album: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Culture: India
Orchestration: Voice, Tambura, Sitar, Violin, Cello, Swarmandal, Dilruba, Tabla
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmY7LkZuqQc
Within You Without You is a fascinating song by The Beatles, specifically George Harrison, that is heavily influenced by Indian classical music with it's instrumentation. It's orchestration is far different than that of your average Beatles tune and contains more than just vocal harmonies, guitar, bass, and drums. It maintains a constant beat made by a tabla, a rich deep sound with the cello, a melodic line played by the sitar in harmony with the violins, and finally topped off with George Harrison's voice. The instrumental break is also interesting in that it maintains a 5/8 time signature. The song clearly defines world music, a core part of this course (hence world music survey), by bringing music of multiple cultures into one "fab" piece of music.
