Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams

Question 1

General information about the band

Answer 1

Second album-1983.
Remixed in 1991.
Combination of New wave and British synthesiser pop.

Question 2

Instrumentation

Answer 2

Annie Lennox-vocals/lead singer.
David Stewart- tech/accompaniment.
Instrumental sounds made using drum machine and keyboards.

Question 3

Melody

Answer 3

Contains a falling and rising minor third (Eb-C-Eb).
Scalic movement.
Syncopated rhythm.
Uses a small number of pitches within the Aeolian mode transposed to C.
Synthesised backbeat on the 2nd and 4th beats of each bar.

Question 4

Harmony and tonality

Answer 4

C minor.
Limited range of major and minor chords triads within the key of C minor.
A pair of alternating chords (C minor and F7) used in the ‘middle eight’ section.
2-bar keyboard riff (played 4 times) which presents the pitches C-Eb-C-Ab-G in broken octaves.

Question 5

Structure and time signature

Answer 5

4/4.

Intro,A,A1,link,A,link,B,A,A1,link,B,A,link,coda