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Melody of punk rock?

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  • loud guitar riffs [e.g. The Clash – Should I Stay or Should I Go (1982)],
  • repetitive melodies/phrases often shouted rather than sung,
  • small range of notes
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Punk rock harmony?

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  • diatonic, major chords, power chords [e.g. Black Flag – Rise Above (1981)],
  • generally simple chord progressions,
  • backing vocals often sing in unison rather than in harmony
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Punk rock instrumentation?

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lead guitar,
lead vocals (predominantly male),
bass guitar,
drum kit

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Punk rock form and structure?

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verse, 
chorus, 
bridge, 
drum fills, 
guitar solos
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Punk rock rhythm?

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imple 4/4 time signature,
simple rhythms,
some use of syncopation in vocals

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Punk rock timbre:

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distorted guitars,
loud/shouting vocals,
heavy, energetic and fast paced drumming, loud/crashing cymbals

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What are power chords?

Punk rock

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these are very common in punk rock music and involve the guitar using the same fingering and moving the hand up and down the frets to create different chords

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What is a drum fill?

Punk rock

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this is a more elaborate drum pattern that is used to highlight the end of a section or phrase (normally only one or two bars in length)

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What is distortion?

Punk rock

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this is an effect that is often used with guitar playing that creates a ‘fuzzy’ or ‘distorted’ sound.
This can be created by increasing the gain on an amplifier but can also be created by using a distortion pedal

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New wave melody?

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ostinato [e.g. Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams], 
riff, 
hook, 
smooth melodic vocal phrasing, 
prominent bass lines
3 chords
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New wave harmony?

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more interesting harmonies,
harmonies often heard in backing vocals
Added chords

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New wave instrumentation?

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guitar, 
vocals (both male and female), 
bass, percussion, 
keyboard, 
electronic instruments such as synthesizers
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New wave form and structure?

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intro, 
verse, 
chorus, 
bridge, 
solo, 
hook [e.g. Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough (1981)]
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New wave timbre?

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synthesizers,
drum machines,
percussion,
reverb [e.g. Joy Division – She’s Lost Control],
flanging [e.g. David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes (198

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New wave texture?

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vocal layering [e.g. Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World (1985)]

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What is underground music?

New wave

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this is music that is found outside mainstream culture and is not commercialised.
The music is often written and produced by the artists themselves, with artists being signed to independent record companies

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What is a hook?

New wave

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this is the term used to classify the part of a song that is catchy to the listeners, particular in popular music. The hook ‘catches’ the listener’s attention

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What is vocal layering?

New wave

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this is a recording technique associated with popular music that involves recording the vocals a number of times and layering them on top of each other to create more of a pop sound. There is normally a lead vocal (the strongest recording) whilst the other vocals are panned to suit the track

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What is reverb?

New wave

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reverb is an electronic effect used to create an echo sound

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What is flanging?

New wave

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flanging is an electronic effect used to create a wavy sound

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Melody of alternative rock?

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riffs, basic guitar solos, no recognisable hooks

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Alternative rock harmony?

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diatonic, cadences, later music with harmony in strings

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Alternative rock instrumentation?

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basic rock band formation.
Prominent guitars – rhythm guitar/lead guitar,
vocals,
bass,
drum kit,
later use of strings to accompany [e.g. Elbow – One Day Like This],
later use of electronic instruments/effects

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New wave form and structure?

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intro, 
verse, 
chorus, 
bridge, 
solo, 
regular drum fills
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New wave timbre?

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distorted guitars, acoustic guitars, drum fills

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Brit pop melody?

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riff [e.g. The La’s – There She Goes (1990)],
hook,
simple melodic phrases,
limited solo roles

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Brit pop harmony?

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simple chord progressions

28
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Brit pop instrumentation?

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basic rock band formation.

  • Prominent guitars – electric and acoustic, bass guitar,
  • vocals (lead and backing vocals),
  • drum kit, tambourine,
  • later Brit Pop included some use of electronic instruments [Elastica – Connection (1995)], piano [Oasis – Don’t Look Back in Anger (1995) or strings [e.g. The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony (1997)]
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Brit pop form and structure?

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verse/Chorus form (to include Intro, verse, pre-chorus, chorus, bridge/middle 8, solo, outro), drum fills

30
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Brit pop rhythm?

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4/4 time, distinctive acoustic guitar strumming patterns [e.g. Oasis – Wonderwall (1995)]

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Brit pop timbre?

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distorted guitars, electric/acoustic guitars, raw vocals often with accents

32
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Guitar techniques in Brit pop?

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•Pitch Bending – bending the string of a note to alter the pitch
•Tremolo – this is when a note is repeated rapidly to create a trembling effect [e.g. solo in Ash – Burn Baby
Burn (2001)]
•Hammer-on – a technique where you make a note sound by using your fret hand rather than plucking the string. This is done by ‘hammering’ the fretboard sharply. [e.g. Suede – Animal Nitrate]

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What is a middle 8?

Brit pop

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(Also known as the bridge) This is a section of a song that happens around the middle of a song and usually lasts for 8 bars. Its purpose is to provide contrast from the verse-chorus repetitions.

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Electronica melody?

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riff, repetitive melodies and phrases

35
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Electronica harmony?

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often sparse harmony

36
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Electronica instrumentation?

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synthesizers,
drum machines,
vocals (male and female), sometimes combined with traditional instruments such as guitars

37
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Electronica form and structure?

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intro, verse, chorus, bridge

38
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Electronica rhythm?

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elaborate drum rhythms

39
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Electronics texture?

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Polyphonic

40
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Electronica timbre?

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electronic sounds and instrumentation, audio effects

41
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Sweet dreams style and influences?

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the Eurythmics style is best described as a combination of New Wave and British synthesiser pop.
The New Wave influence, which is evident in the visual presence and vocals of lead singer Annie Lennox, is captured in many of the videos which accompany their songs.
The accompaniment, nearly all of which is played and engineered by David Stewart, is almost entirely technology based. In common with other bands from the early 1980’s the instrumental sounds are produced using drum machine and keyboards.

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Sweet dreams melody?

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Uses a small number of pitches within the Aeolian mode transposed to C. Contains a falling and rising minor third (Eb-C-Eb), some scalic movement and syncopated rhythm.

43
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Sweet dreams harmony?

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A limited range of major and minor triads within the key of C minor. A pair of alternating chords – C minor/F7 – is used in the “middle eight” section (1.43).

44
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Sweet dreams tonality + time signature?

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C minor

4/4

45
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Sweet dreams riff?

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The repetition of a rhythmic or melodic idea – the two-bar phrase on which the majority of the song is based, for example.

46
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Sweet dreams middle eight?

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A contrasting eight-bar section (or bridge).

47
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Sweet dreams fill?

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An improvised solo (often on drum kit) which usually occurs at the end of a phrase or leading into a new section.

48
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Sweet dreams technology?

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Although basically a duo, the use of music technology (still relatively unrefined by modern standards) allowed the members of Eurythmics to create many vocal and instrumental layers.
Multitrack recording of Annie Lennox’s voice is used to create blended backing vocals.
Percussion effects produced by a drum machine together with synthesized and sampled sounds are repeated using a sequencer and combined using a mixing desk.

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Burn baby burn style and influences?

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Stylistically speaking, Ash have been given many labels and it is true to say that they draw on several influences the most significant of which areas follows:
Pop Punk Rock
The limited range of harmonies, simple repeated melodic fragments, fast driving tempo and aggressive guitar chords with frequent distortion are all features associated with the Punk Rock bands of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Rock
The basic verse/chorus structure, loud guitar-based sound, improvised lead guitar solos and the final “power chord” are typical of many rock bands. Despite their undoubted popularity, Ash remain somewhat outside the commercial rock mainstream especially in terms of their lyrics and subject matter.

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Burn baby burn melody?

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Mainly stepwise movement around a few central pitches – e.g. B/C# in the verse section. Repetition and syncopation are also used.

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Burn baby burn harmony?

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A restricted number of major and minor triads (sometimes with the 3rd missing) are formed into repeated patterns. Dissonance is created by adding extra notes to these basic chords e.g. on ”never been satisfied” (0.40) there is an E7 chord with both the major 3rd (G#) and
minor 3rd (G:) present
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Burn baby burn tonality + time signature?

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B major but finishes in E major.

4/4

53
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Burn baby burn riff?

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The music of this genre depends to a large extent on the constant repetition of melodic, harmonic and rhythmic patterns.

54
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Burn baby burn fill/break

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The improvised solo on the drum kit, which precedes the entry of the full band (0.18), is a good example of how a “fill” can be used to highlight important points in the structure of a song.

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Burn baby burn strophic?

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When a song contains a number of verses which are set to the same music. A song where each section of the text is set to different music is described as through-composed.

56
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Burn baby burn middle 8?

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A contrasting section which is nearly always 8 bars long.

57
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Cosmic love style and influences?

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The music of Florence + the Machine is probably closest to the genre known as Indie Rock. This is a subdivision of Alternative Rock which originated in the 1980’s when musicians set up small recording labels free from the control of the major companies within the music industry. Although many went on to achieve commercial success in their own right, the music which they distributed was often experimental and controversial.
The distinctive sound world of Florence + the Machine is complemented by striking visual imagery such as the video for Cosmic Love or the artwork of the album Lungs. The singing and persona of Florence Welch and the surrealist nature of many of her lyrics have inevitably given rise to comparison with another influential female artist, Kate Bush.

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Cosmic love melody?

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Has the feeling of free improvisation around a few main pitches or intervals within the Aeolian mode. Scotch snap (quaver/dotted crotchet) and syncopation are present in the rhythm.

59
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Cosmic love harmony?

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Most of the song is based on a formula consisting of three triads (F major, C major and A minor). Dissonance is created as the melody often clashes with the underlying harmony, e.g. the G against the F major chord at the very beginning.

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Cosmic love tonality and time signature?

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A minor but sounds modal as the raised 7th (G#) does not occur.
2/2

61
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Cosmic love riff?

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The repetition of the F major/C major/A minor chord pattern unifies the song and produces a hypnotic effect.

62
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Cosmic love strophic form?

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The two verses are set to much the same music with some variation of the melody and additional vocal harmony.

63
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Cosmic love vocalise?

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When the vocal part is sung to a vowel sound (in this case ooh) without words

64
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Cosmic love outro?

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An instrumental playout or coda at the end of a song.

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