Beatles Sgt Pepper's lonely hearts club band Flashcards
What key is the piece in
G Major
What time signature of the piece
4/4
What is the tempo of the piece
Moderately slow with strong beat
What is the next track on the album, who sings it and what chord sequence is used
Links to next track “Help from my Friends” by Ringo starr chords sequence: 4-5-6
What genre/fusion is the song
Pop and classical fusion
What orchestra is used in the song
London philharmonic orchestra
Explain planning
Placing the sound in different speakers
Explain multi tracking
Building up different layers of sound- can hear yourself more than once
Explain distortion
When an instrument, usually a guitar overloads a speaker making the sound harsh or fuzzy
What is the English cockney for sergent pepper?
cockney for salt an pepper
What are the names of the 4 members of the Beatles?
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
George Harrison
Ringo Star
Why was this album “Sgt Pepper” considered a ‘concept album’
The album was a live concert performance on record showing an album could be a creative process that with imagination could take a group in many directions
Which orchestra took part in the recording of the album
London philharmonic orchestra
What year was it released and where
26th may 1967 UK
What live effects are used at the beginning of the first track “Sgt Pepper”
Tune up sounds and audience noises
What main recording effect used on voices?
Reverb
What main recording effect used on the electric guitars
Distortion
what is the standard drum beat
crochet rest, crochet, crochet rest, crochet (snare)
crochet, crochet rest, crochet, crochet rest (bass)
name two melodic features and one rhythmic feature of the verse 1 vocals
melodic- monotone with repetitive melody, repeated notes, chromatic notes
Rhythmic- syncopation, repeated semiquavers
What is the difference other than the lyrics between verse 1 and chorus
Vocal speed halves from semiquaver to quaver
Verse is homophonic, chorus has harmony and features multi tracking deeming it polyphonic
Drum beat differs
how many bars is the intro to the song
4 bars
what is the key and time of the song
4/4 time in g major
How many bars are in the verse 1
8 bars
How many bars are in the chorus
12 bars
What is the difference other than the lyrics between verse 1 and verse 2
Guitar has independent distorted melody in verse 2
Homophonic verse 1 vs polyphonic verse 2
verse two adds audience clapping
What type of texture is used in the verse?
Homophonic - verse 1 features one line of vocals with accompaniment
What type of texture is used in the chorus?
Polyphonic - middle features vocal harmony and layering, multiple melodies
How many bars are in the interlude?
5 bars
which main instruments are used in interlude 1
Drums, bass, four french horns
What type of texture is used in interlude 1
polyphonic - features intertwining melody of horns, classical counterpoint
The song is considered a fusion of two styles. Name both styles
Fusion of pop and classical
Give two features of each style of fusion music that is apparent in the piece
Pop - Drum back beat, recording techniques like reverb on vocals
Classical - French horns use classical counterpoint
Repeated Plagal sound 4-1
Grounded in a key
What special effects can be heard in interlude 1
Audience concert sounds and laughter
What are the two main differences between interlude 1 and 2
Interlude 1 is instrumental brass interlude va interlude 2 has lyrics with vocals
Horns played sustained notes in interlude vs Interlude 1 had horn melody
What 3 pitches are used by vocals in interlude 2
E-Eb-F#
What chord is the descending arpeggio played by the orchestral instruments in the chorus
D7 descending on horns
What are three main differences between song and the reprise?
Lyrics, all lyrics in the reprise use past tense
Tempo - reprise is played in double time
Instrumentation- Horn does not feature in reprise and guitar has more features with distorted fills in chorus
At the end of interlude 2 an important chord is used in quavers- what chord?
dominant chord
What is the opening chord sequence in chords
G-A7-C-G
What is the opening chord sequence in roman numeral
I-II7-IV-I
How does the reprise end?
Ends on 12 beat note on “band” with electric guitar distorted fill over it
why was it important to have the same song begin and end the album?
This song represents the Beatles new persona so by ending and starting with this song on the album it is like introducing and then giving thanks at the end of a concert
List the instruments used in this piece
Drums, vocals, guitar, bass, french horns
Were the vocals syllabic or melismatic
syllabic
Explain panning
panning - placing the sound in different speakers to give the idea of space
Explain multitracking
Multi tracking - building up different layers of sounds. can hear recording more than once layered
