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Eleanor Rigby Flashcards

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1
Q

They wanted this to be…

A

An experience

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2
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Instrumentation

A

Octet
ONLY STRINGS

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3
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Violin 2s…

A

Divisi and double stopping

Accents and staccato

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4
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AO4 for accents and staccato

A

Angry sound

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5
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“Waits at the window” (rhythm)

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Accompaniment becomes syncopated

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6
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“Where do (they all come from?)” interval and rhythm

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Octave leap
Syncopated

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7
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“Where do (they all belong?)” interval

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Compound minor 3rd

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8
Q

Cello plays…which is the…
Just before he sings “No one comes near” In Verse 2

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C - lowest note it can play

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9
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What is significant about playing a C in the cello in Verse 2

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It is the first note of its rising, conjuct C Lydian scale

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10
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What is the viola doing in the line about his socks

AO4

A

Plays tenuto- mimicking Father sowing the holes in his socks

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11
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What is the rhythm in the viola part in the sock line

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Metric displacement causing syncopation

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12
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The viola plays

A

Bare 5ths throughout = sparcity

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In b. 58, “nobody came, Father McKenzie, wiping the dirt…”, the cello is…

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Mimicking and doubling the voice

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14
Q

Describe the ending

A

Abrupt / sudden

Tenuto markings

Descending sequences in all the instruments

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15
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Structure

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Intro

Verse
Refrain

Verse 2
Refrain

Bridge (intro)

Verse 3

Outro

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16
Q

How many bars do each of the sections consist of

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Usually 8, except the verses which are 10 bars long. However, it doesn’t sound like 10 bars long because of the 2 5 bar phrases (Odd)

17
Q

The intro is in which key

A

C Lydian mode sounding but it is not definite because it keeps moving from Em to C

18
Q

What is strange about the first chord of the piece

A

It starts on chord 6

19
Q

Verse 1 harmony

A

Moves through E Dorian mode

20
Q

Verse 2 harmony

A

C Lydian

21
Q

Verse 3 harmony

A

Inverted pedal note on E
Goes to A minor at the end of the pedal note

22
Q

Texture at the end

A

Polyphonic

23
Q

Refrain harmony

A

Pedal note on E (in cello)

Descends chromatically (Viola part)

24
Q

Overall, the harmony is…AO4

A

Monotonous to represent how boring life is

25
Q

Sonority
AO4

A

No vibrato = no warmth wanted

26
Q

The decrescendo has been used to accentuate…

A

The fragility of this topic

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