killer queen Flashcards
1
Q
Describe the vocal part
A
- tenor
- Freddie Mercury
- falsettos
2
Q
What instruments are overdubbed?
A
guitar and vocals
3
Q
What techniques does the guitar use?
A
- Slides
- bends
- pull offs
- vibrato
4
Q
What recording techniques and effects does Killer Queen used?
A
- multi-tracking
- overdubbing
- flanger
- distortion
- reverb
- wah - wah
- panning
- EQ
5
Q
what are the instruments in killer queen?
A
- lead and backing vocals
- piano with honky tonk
- electric guitar (4)
- bass guitar
- drum kit
6
Q
What is the structure of killer queen?
A
- Verse chorus form with guitar solo
7
Q
What is the texture?
A
Homophonic
8
Q
What other uses of texture is there in Killer Queen?
A
- imitation
- layering
- panning
9
Q
What is the texture in the guitar solo?
A
- three part texture
10
Q
Where is the music antiphonal?
A
bar 67 ~ 68
11
Q
What is the text setting?
A
- Mainly syllabic
12
Q
Describe the melody of Killer Queen
A
- Starts conjunct with small leaps of a third/ fourth
- altered descending sequence
13
Q
What is the harmony is Killer Queen?
A
Eb Major
14
Q
Describe the tonality of Killer Queen?
A
- ambiguous
- dissonance
- pedal notes
- circle of fifths
15
Q
What are the cadences?
A
Perfect cadence followed by parallel shifts
