queen - killer queen

Question 1

what style is this song?

Answer 1

pop

Question 2

what instruments are played?

Answer 2

tenor lead vocal
piano
jangle piano
electric & bass guitars
drum kit
percussion

Question 3

how is the 4 part choir made?

Answer 3

multi tracked
overdubbing
creating gospel parallel harmonies
harmonic support

Question 4

what’s the structure?

Answer 4

verse-chorus structure

verse 1
chorus 1
4 bar instrumental
verse 2
chorus 2
guitar solo
verse 3
chorus 3
outro

Question 5

what’s some features played by guitar?

Answer 5

vibrato
pitch bends
double stops
palm muting
slide
acciacaturas
glissandi/slides

Question 6

what’s the role of the drum kit?

Answer 6

keeps time
creates colour and dynamic contrast
emphasises rhythmic motifs

Question 7

what’s the metre?

Answer 7

12/8 swung rhythm

Question 8

what’s the tempo?

Answer 8

moderate tempo

Question 9

what’s a feature of the rhythm?

Answer 9

syncopated rhythms

Question 10

what’s some features of the melody?

Answer 10

wide vocal range
syllabic
melismatic
word painting - flanger on ‘laser beam’
mainly conjunct/stepwise but leaps get progressively wider
backing vocals are 8ve higher
spoken words
glissando on ‘Queen’ is word painting

Question 11

what is the texture?

Answer 11

melody dominated homophony

Question 12

what are some features of the texture?

Answer 12

staccato articulation
2nd verse polyphonic
guitar chords layered and delayed
4 part vocal harmony
contrapuntal texture at points
imitation between vocals and guitar
vocalizing in backing vocals

Question 13

what are some of the music technology used?

Answer 13

panning in backing vocals and guitar
multi-tracking/overdubbing
Wah wah pedal
guitar overdrive/distortion
flager on ‘Laser beam’
reverb on lead vocals

Question 14

what’s the key?

Answer 14

e flat major

Question 15

what type of singer sings?

Answer 15

tenor lead singer

Question 16

when was it released?

Answer 16

released 1974