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Revolver - The Beatles Flashcards

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1
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When was the Beatles formed

A

1960

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2
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When was revolver released?

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August 1966

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3
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Who was their producer?

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George Martin (classically-trained so often arranged music)

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4
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What are the lyrics of Eleanor Rigby about?

A

Loneliness and ageing

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5
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What is the instrumentation of Eleanor rigby?

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String ensemble

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6
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Which line does the cello double the voice on in ER?

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‘wiping the dirt from his hands’

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7
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what do the violas play in the refrain of ER?

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A semibreve four-bar descending chromatic phrase

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8
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What is the overall strucutre of ER?

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Verse-refrain

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9
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How long are the verse in ER?

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10 bars (4+1 phrases)

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10
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How long are the refrains in ER?

A

8 bars

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11
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What two parts of ER are combined in the outro?

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Intro and refrain

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12
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Which two chords are used throughout ER?

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Em and C (only Em in refrain)

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13
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What is the harmonic rhythm of ER?

A

slow

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14
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What ornament is used to add mild dissonance in the voice of ER?

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Appoggiatura

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15
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What mode is used in the voice of ER?

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Dorian

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16
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What mode is used in the backing vocals of ER?

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Aeolian

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17
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Which two leaps are used in the refrain of ER?

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Octave and 10th

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18
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What technique is used on the string repeated crotchets in ER?

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Downbow

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19
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What rhythmic device is used in the voice of ER?

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Syncopation, to follow the natural rhythm of speech

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20
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What technique does Paul McCartney use on vocals in HTAE?

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Falsetto with high tessitura

21
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What are the backing vocals of HTAE like?

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Close harmony using vocalisation in a barbershop style, with some portamento

22
Q

What recording technique is used in the B section of HTAE?

A

Leslie Cabinet in chromatic guitar phrase to produce a mandolin sound

23
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What is the key of the A section of HTAE?

A

G major (with passing modulations to Em Bars 9-10)

24
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What is the key of the B section of HTAE?

A

Bb major

25
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How long is the intro of HTAE?

A

3 bars, with a caesura at the end

26
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How many bars in the A section of HTAE?

A

10 bars

27
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How many bars is the B section of HTAE?

A

4 bars (3+1 phrases)

28
Q

What is the overall structure of HTAE?

A

Altered version of 32-bar song form (AABA) in 28 bars because of shortened B section

29
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What are the chords in Section A of HTAE like?

A

Root position and ascend in parallel stepwise motion

30
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What is the purpose of the Cm chord in HTAE?

A

A pivot chord as it is in both Gm and Bb major

31
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What key are Bars 14-15 of HTAE?

A

G (tonic) minor as a perfect cadence idea is created between D7 and Gm chords

32
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What is the metre of HTAE?

A

4/4 (except for 7/8 Bar 2 to accommodate lyrics)

33
Q

What is the melisma at the end of IWTTY similar to?

A

A call to prayer, reflecting the Indian influence

34
Q

What recording techniques are used in IWTTY?

A

Fade in and fade out

35
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What is the range of the voice in IWTTY?

A

Narrow - normally a fourth (A to D)

36
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What is the tonality of IWTTY?

A

A major

37
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Which two chords are used in the opening of IWTTY?

A

A and D

38
Q

What is the key in the bridge of IWTTY?

A

B minor (supertonic)

39
Q

What harmonic device is used in the outro of IWTTY?

A

Tonic pedal

40
Q

What Indian instruments are used in TNK?

A

Sitar and tambura drone

41
Q

What is done to the guitar solo in TNK?

A

Played in reverse

42
Q

What recording technique is used on the vocals in TNK?

A

Artificial double tracking - “100 Tibetan monks chanting”

43
Q

What is the structure of TNK?

A

Strophic

44
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What mode is the vocal music of TNK in?

A

Mixolydian

45
Q

What scale does the guitar solo of TNK use?

A

Blues (variation on pentatonic scale)

46
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What rhythm is used continuously on the drums of TNK?

A

Rock

47
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What rhythms are used in the voice in the coda of TNK?

A

Triplets to create cross-rhythms

48
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What rhythmic feature are heard in TNK’s guitar solo?

A

Syncopation and Lombardic rhythms

49
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What chord is implied throughout TNK?

A

C with flattened 7th Bb on organ

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