Little Shop Of Horrors

Question 1

Comparison of the song little shop of horrors - prologue and main song

Answer 1

• time signature remains in 4/4 and contains a voice
• tempo increases from 80 to 160BPM
• organ in prologue replaced with instrumentation
• key signature remains major but modulates
• speaking male voice in prologue replaced with syllabic singing of female voices - repeated phrases and narrow melodic range
• 3 chords in introduction - G,Am7,D7 and one chromatic chord Cm

Question 2

Typical features the song little shop of horrors shares with bubblegum pop

Answer 2

• repeated words
• simple time signature 4/4
• major key with occasional chromatic
• push rhythms and syncopation

Question 3

First speaking parts in this song

Answer 3

• organ playing long durations, chords move by step, voice has reverb (effect in church) - church like
• first 2 phrases same rhythm and melodic shape just starting a note higher. - ascending sequence
• drum kit - repeated dotted rhythm, drum rolls

Question 4

Harmonic features of section B

Answer 4

• use of chords G6 and C6
• key of G
• use of D chord for 6 continuous bars