kille queen

Question 1

which band performed the song?

Answer 1

queen

Question 2

which genre is it?

Answer 2

glam rock

Question 3

which two styles is glam rock made from

Answer 3

• rock
• pop

Question 4

what is the instrumentation? (4)

Answer 4

• voice
• piano
• electric guitar
• drumkit

Question 5

what are the two sections of the instrumentation?

Answer 5

• front line (vocals + electric guitar)
• rhythm section (everything else)

Question 6

who sings the vocal part?

Answer 6

freddie mercury

Question 7

what is the tessitura of the melody?

Answer 7

mainly tenor but is falsetto at times

Question 8

is the melody wide range or narrow range?

Answer 8

wide range

Question 9

who plays the piano?

Answer 9

freddie mercury

Question 10

which two instruments make up the piano part?

Answer 10

• grand piano
• jangle piano

both of them together make a hybrid timbre

Question 11

who plays the electric guitar?

Answer 11

brian may

Question 12

what was used to play the guitar instead of a plectrum

Answer 12

an old sixpence, which gives off a raspy sound

Question 13

who plays the drums?

Answer 13

roger taylor

Question 14

which orchestral instruments are used? (2)

Answer 14

• chimes
• triangle

Question 15

what is the overall structure?

Answer 15

verse-chorus form

Question 16

name every section (10)

Answer 16

• intro
• verse 1
• chorus 1
• instrumental
• verse 2
• chorus 2
• guitar solo
• verse 3
• chorus 3
• outro

Question 17

what is heard in the intro?

Answer 17

6 finger clicks

Question 18

are the phrase lengths even or uneven?

Answer 18

uneven

Question 19

syllabic or melismatic text setting?

Answer 19

syllabic

Question 20

are vocables sung?

Answer 20

yes

Question 21

describe how the melody changes over the course of the song (2)

Answer 21

• initially conjunct with small leaps
• towards the end it is mainly conjunct but there are wide angular leaps

Question 22

do melodies start on the first beat of the bar?

Answer 22

no, they start on an anacrusis

Question 23

what is the overall texture?

Answer 23

MDH

Question 24

what is the texture at the very start?

Answer 24

• layered texture

Question 25

texture in bar 18-19

Answer 25

- antiphony/polyphony between lead vocals and backing vocals

Question 26

texture in bars 32-34 (middle of verse 2)

Answer 26

polyphony

Question 27

where is there hocketing?

Answer 27

guitar solo

Question 28

what is hocketing

Answer 28

The use of hocketing is in reference to a broken melody line between two or more instruments or vocals

Question 29

what does panning do for the texture?

Answer 29

makes it antiphonal because it makes it seem like sound is coming from two different places

Question 30

what is the overall tonality?

Answer 30

Eb major

Question 31

what is the tonality at the start?

Answer 31

ambiguous

Question 32

are there passing modulations?

Answer 32

yes

Question 33

are the chord progressions typical for rock/pop

Answer 33

no, they are very complex whereas typical chord progressions are simple

Question 34

where are there harmonic rhythms?

Answer 34

mainly in the choruses

Question 35

what harmonic device is used in bars 20-21?

Answer 35

circle of 5ths sequence

Question 36

which jazz + blues chords are used? (3)

Answer 36

- slash chords (inversions) - altered chords - extended chords

Question 37

is there use of perfect cadences?

Answer 37

yes

Question 38

what is the texture at the end of the song?

Answer 38

imitation

Question 39

what musical technology is used?

Answer 39

- panning - multitracking/overdubbing - flanger - wah-wah effect

Question 40

what is the metre?

Answer 40

12 8 - compound time

Question 41

are there metric shifts?

Answer 41

yeah

Question 42

what is the purpose of the metric shifts?

Answer 42

to extend phrases

Question 43

what is the tempo?

Answer 43

dotted crotchet = 112, so moderato/allegro

Question 44

is there use of cross-rhythms

Answer 44

not really

Question 45

is there use of syncopation

Answer 45

yes

Question 46

are the chords in the accompaniment short or long?

Answer 46

short