Popular Music Flashcards
1
Q
Film and computer game music
A
- Leitmotifs / ostinato representing characters / time / place
- Full orchestra / synthesisers
- Melody & accompaniment
- Modulation
- Imitation / fanfare figures / pedal notes
- Dynamic (change)
2
Q
Pop music 90s onwards
A
- Verse-chorus
- Overdubbing, effects / technology
- Delay / reverb / samples / pitch bends
- Usually 4/4
- Soloist, recognisable traits / voices
- Repetitive chord sequences
- Vocal harmonies (riffs / backing singers)
3
Q
Rock of the 60s and 70s
A
- Chords I, IV, V, sometimes VI, power chords
- Backbeat rhythm
- Lead & rhythm electric guitar, singer, bass guitar, drummer
- 4/4 + steady drum rhythm
- Guitar effects (distortion / feedback / reverb)
- Verse / chorus structure
4
Q
Broadway of 50s and 60s
A
- Orchestra / band instrumentation
- Singable melodies, conjunct / catchy / repetitive
- Diatonic harmony
- Simple structure, verse-chorus with middle-8
- Solo, duet
- Melody & accompaniment
