killer queen Flashcards
Describe the vocal part
- tenor
- Freddie Mercury
- falsettos
What instruments are overdubbed?
guitar and vocals
What techniques does the guitar use?
- Slides
- bends
- pull offs
- vibrato
What recording techniques and effects does Killer Queen used?
- multi-tracking
- overdubbing
- flanger
- distortion
- reverb
- wah - wah
- panning
- EQ
what are the instruments in killer queen?
- lead and backing vocals
- piano with honky tonk
- electric guitar (4)
- bass guitar
- drum kit
What is the structure of killer queen?
- Verse chorus form with guitar solo
What is the texture?
Homophonic
What other uses of texture is there in Killer Queen?
- imitation
- layering
- panning
What is the texture in the guitar solo?
- three part texture
Where is the music antiphonal?
bar 67 ~ 68
What is the text setting?
- Mainly syllabic
Describe the melody of Killer Queen
- Starts conjunct with small leaps of a third/ fourth
- altered descending sequence
What is the harmony is Killer Queen?
Eb Major
Describe the tonality of Killer Queen?
- ambiguous
- dissonance
- pedal notes
- circle of fifths
What are the cadences?
Perfect cadence followed by parallel shifts
What position are the chords is?
root position
What is the tempo?
Moderato
dotted crotched pulses of 112Bpm
What is the time signature?
12/8 compound quadruple time (swung feel)
sometimes 6/8
What does the verse and chorus start with?
An Anacrusis
What are the features of the rhythm?
- syncopation
- triplets
