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AnalysisofthepieceWhatisthisthingcalledlovebyGaryBurton

ThepieceWhatisthisthingcalledloveisastandard32barpiece.TheformisAABA.
Eachsectioncontains8bars.Thetempoofthepieceisfairlyfast,approximately190
bpm.Thesoloconsistsofmainlyeveneighthnoteswithoccasionalquarternotes,
dottedquarternotes.Themoodofthepiecefeelsdreamyasifweareusingour
imaginationtoitsfullestrangetothinkofthebeautifulaspectsoflife.Thestyleis
contemporaryjazz.
ForthefirstAsection,Garyplaysthechordscales.ForthesecondAsectionGary
introducestripletsasavariation
FortheBsectionGarychangesthetimefeelandusessyncopationbyplayingdotted
notesandquavers.ThemelodyofmostoftheBpartconsistsofmainlymajor6thand
minor6thintervals.
ForthelastAsection,Garyplaysmostlyscaleruns.EndingwiththeascendingCmajor
scaleandatriadarpeggio.

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