Beatles wider listening Flashcards

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1
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God only knows

A

Beach boys

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2
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Which piece did the Beatle’s compose from inspiration of “god only knows”

A

Here, there, everywhere

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3
Q

Performance technique in “god only knows” (singer)

A

Falsetto

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4
Q

Rhythms in “god only knows”

A

Speech like rhythms

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5
Q

Harmony in “god only knows” (backing vocals)

A

Close harmony
Barbershop influence

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6
Q

Accompaniment in “god only knows”

A

Block chords

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7
Q

Strawberry fields forever

A

Beatles

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8
Q

Effects created in “god only knows”

A

Mellotron
Backmasking guitar solos

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9
Q

Thriller

A

Michael Jackson

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10
Q

Structure in Thriller

A

Verse chorus (Eleanor rugby)

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11
Q

Thriller is meant to be…

A

Cinematic experience

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12
Q

Genre Thriller

A

Disco, pop, funk

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13
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Baseline in Thriller

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Ostinato baseline

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14
Q

Mouth Mantra (album: vulnicura)

A

Bjork

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15
Q

Accompaniment in Mouth mantra

A

Strings play Ostinato

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16
Q

Effects in Bjork’s Mouth mantra

A

Tape loops
Electronic sounds with the human voice
Immersive soundscape

17
Q

Rhythms in Bjork’s Mouth mantra

A

Unpredictable rhythms

18
Q

Time of the season

A

The zombie

19
Q

Tonality in “time of the season”

A

E minor - (Eleanor rigby)

20
Q

Rhythm in time of the season

A

Syncopated

21
Q

Interstellar overdrive

A

Pink floyd

22
Q

Guitar in Interstellar overdrive

A

Dissonant guitar riffs
Improvisational feel
Slide technique

23
Q

Waterloo sunset

A

The Kinks

24
Q

Backing vocals in Waterloo sunset

A

Close harmony
Vocalisation
Occasionally replies to the main singer

25
Q

Acoustic and electric guitars in Waterloo sunset (harmony)

A

Riff of the main melody towards the end, repeats the same chord

Repeated tonic pedal note in the beginning

26
Q

Lyrics in Waterloo sunset

A

2 lovers and the solace they find in shared experience

27
Q

Alone Again Or

A

Love

28
Q

Scales in Another Again Or

A

Spanish
Middle East
Flamenco inspired

29
Q

Melody in Alone Again Or

A

Simple
Upward leaps

30
Q

Instrumentation in Alone Again Or

A

Mariachi style brass
Acoustic guitar