A level Music Revision - The Beatles

Question 1

Melody

Answer 1

ER:
Diatonic
Dorian mode
Aeolian
Conjunct (stepwise)
Octave leap
Rising tenth

HTaE:
Diatonic
Stepwise

IWtTY:
Melismatic chant to close
Dissonance minor 9th against E7
Lyrics reflect Hindu philosophy
Reflects LSD experiences

TNK:
Mixolydian mode
Major third
Flattened 7th
Blues scale
Flattened thirds
Pentatonic scale

Question 2

Harmony

Answer 2

ER:
Four-bar repeated descending chromatic phrase in semibreves
HTaE:
Four chord progression
Rising parallel root position chords
G-Am-Bm-C
IWtTY:
Bridge on B minor
Uses diminish chords
Vocal appogatura
TNK:
Implied C chord, Flattened Bb on organ

Question 3

Tonality

Answer 3

ER:
HTaE:
A: G major, excursion to E minor
B: Bb major
IWtTY:
TNK:

Question 4

Rhythm + Metre

Answer 4

ER:
Repeated crotchets
Sustained semibreves
Syncopation

HTaE:
Free rhythm
Three bar intro

IWtTY:
Constant crotchet rhythms

TNK:
Rock rhythm
Common time
Three against two, cross rhythms
Syncopation

Question 5

Structure

Answer 5

ER:
Intro, 3 Verses, and Outro, 8-bar refrain

HTaE:
AABABA

IWtTY:
V1,V2,Bridge, V3, V3 repeated, Outro

TNK:
Strophic
Intro
Verses
Instrumental
Verses
Outro

Question 6

Sonority

Answer 6

ER:
Quartet and voice
Paul Mcartney
Double stops
Staccato and accented

HTaE:
Barbershop backing vocals
Spread chords
Parallel motion
Mandolin (chromatic) + Leslie Cabinet
High Tessitura

IWtTY:
Crotchet rhythms in accompaniment instruments
Close vocal harmonies
Narrow range

TNK:
Sitar
Effects
Reversed laughing = seagulls
Reversed guitar solos

Question 7

Texture

Answer 7

ER:
Homorhythmic, Block chords, Double stopping
HTaE:
IWtTY:
TNK: