@article{Ingólfsson_2020, title={“Follow My Voice”:: Structure and Improvisation in Björk’s ‘Mouth’s Cradleʼ}, volume={18}, url={https://bop.unibe.ch/EJM/article/view/6655}, DOI={10.5450/EJM.18.1.2019.84}, abstractNote={<div id="app"> <div class="ms-Fabric _2HTFmaDIVHVbnIkwPM9srx root-42"> <div class="_3KAPMPOz8KsW24ooeUflK2"> <div class="_2jR8Yc0t2ByBbcz_HIGqZ4"> <div class="_1TpU2KF6f_EeQiytBaYj8I"> <div class="_3mBjlqTqXMUiRuuWRKCPtX css-41"> <div class="_1jw6v9zFEgnOiXShpU1qqM"> <div class="_2a8RUrS_Rz9TgOuFOyVU2E _1o7uVfs1ooIN78PbtKWnd1 _2Vkn_hMDpPrPod82gSw_7g"> <div class="mm4nCLKbIRtx5HvuorDWT"> <div class="_1QDTZfBsizkS8O4Jej5a3A"> <div> <div class="_3Ad19uWCrJfZmaKfs-hR2p"> <div class="_1fmZ_av0AzpX0WDUx7Rxsi" tabindex="-1" role="main" aria-label="Content pane"> <div class="_2BDBxo-9kfOUcm02zcT5PR"> <div class="aKEZUGyWi5haT6riFXgvp customScrollBar" tabindex="-1"> <div class="_2le66D_cFAbkq67CrgZcmE"> <div> <div class="wide-content-host"> <div class="B1IVVpQay0rPzznhParFr KcNy0Xfd9-is-_CEp3QOI" tabindex="-1"> <div> <div class="_3U2q6dcdZCrTrR_42Nxby JWNdg1hee9_Rz6bIGvG1c allowTextSelection"> <div> <div> <div dir="ltr"> <div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr"> <div> <div> <div> <p align="left"><span lang="en">’Mouth</span><span lang="en-US">’s Cradle’</span><span lang="en-US">, from Björk’s 2004 album <em>Medúlla</em>, combines a vocal line of considerable flexibility with a carefully outlined yet rather unusual structure. This article discusses the inspiration behind the song and analyze its structure. A particular focus is the interaction of structure and improvisation, the tension that exists between the inherent flexibility of Björkʼs melodic impulse and a formal scheme that is worked out in full only during the later stages of the creative process. In addition to the analysis of the song as it appears on <em>Medúlla</em>, the article also compares two later live performances that differ considerably in the treatment of a key moment in the song. By way of contrast, the article also discusses the ostinato-based ’Oceania’, from the same album, which demonstrates a very different approach to the limits of structure and improvisation. </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>}, number={1}, journal={European Journal of Musicology}, author={Ingólfsson, Árni Heimir}, year={2020}, month={Mar.}, pages={84–98} }