Queen

Question 1

what album was this song released on and when?

Answer 1

sheer heart attack - 1974

Question 2

what style of music is this?

Answer 2

glam rock

Question 3

are there any dynamic?

Answer 3

-no dynamic markings
-fade out at the end

Question 4

what kind of rhythm is created?

Answer 4

syncopated/swung

Question 5

give 4 points about the melody

Answer 5

-sequence in bars 7-8
-wide vocal range
-syllabic
-anacruzis

Question 6

is there any articulation?

Answer 6

spoken notes

Question 7

what is the tempo?

Answer 7

-dotted crochet=112
-moderato = upbeat and lively

Question 8

what happens to the texture at the beggining?

Answer 8

starts monophonic with just finger clicks but builds up into a mainly homophonic melody

Question 9

where is there immitation?

Answer 9

bar 62 between voice and guitar

Question 10

where is it antiphonal (call and response)?

Answer 10

bars 67-68 between voice and guitar

Question 11

apart from its mainly homophonic texture, is there a point where it becomes polyphonic?

Answer 11

yes in bar 31

Question 12

what is the structure?

Answer 12

verse chorus (there is also an intro and outro and a guitar solo at bar 44)

Question 13

what is the metre? what does it change to and when?

Answer 13

-12/8 = compound quadruple (bouncy feel)
-6/8 in bar 10

Question 14

what 6 instruments are there?

Answer 14

-lead (tenor) and backing vocals
-piano
-jangle piano
-4 electric guitars
-bass guitar
-drum kit

Question 15

how can the tonality be described at the beggining and why?

Answer 15

ambiguous becuase its in Eb maj but begins with a C minor chord (inspired by musical theatre)

Question 16

modulations are suppourted by a …….. ……..

Answer 16

perfect cadence

Question 17

what 5 electronic effects are used in killer queen?

Answer 17

-overdubbing (each part recorded serperately and then put together)
-panning (positioning the sound in the stereo feild left to right)
-reverb (echoes)
-distortion (makes it sound fuzzy)
-multitracking (records multiple tracks at the same time)

Question 18

what 6 guitar techniques are used?

Answer 18

-bends
-flanger
-virbrato
-pulloffs
-wahwah
-slide

Question 19

what is the tonality?

Answer 19

Eb maj

Question 20

mainly ….. position chords

Answer 20

root

Question 21

name harmonic devices and where they can be found

Answer 21

-extended harmony (7th, 9th) = bar 58-61
-circle of fiths chord progression = bar 20-21
-pedal (sustained) notes = 27-30
-harmonic sequence = 12-13