Revolver - The Beatles Flashcards
When was the Beatles formed
1960
When was revolver released?
August 1966
Who was their producer?
George Martin (classically-trained so often arranged music)
What are the lyrics of Eleanor Rigby about?
Loneliness and ageing
What is the instrumentation of Eleanor rigby?
String ensemble
Which line does the cello double the voice on in ER?
‘wiping the dirt from his hands’
what do the violas play in the refrain of ER?
A semibreve four-bar descending chromatic phrase
What is the overall strucutre of ER?
Verse-refrain
How long are the verse in ER?
10 bars (4+1 phrases)
How long are the refrains in ER?
8 bars
What two parts of ER are combined in the outro?
Intro and refrain
Which two chords are used throughout ER?
Em and C (only Em in refrain)
What is the harmonic rhythm of ER?
slow
What ornament is used to add mild dissonance in the voice of ER?
Appoggiatura
What mode is used in the voice of ER?
Dorian
What mode is used in the backing vocals of ER?
Aeolian
Which two leaps are used in the refrain of ER?
Octave and 10th
What technique is used on the string repeated crotchets in ER?
Downbow
What rhythmic device is used in the voice of ER?
Syncopation, to follow the natural rhythm of speech
What technique does Paul McCartney use on vocals in HTAE?
Falsetto with high tessitura
What are the backing vocals of HTAE like?
Close harmony using vocalisation in a barbershop style, with some portamento
What recording technique is used in the B section of HTAE?
Leslie Cabinet in chromatic guitar phrase to produce a mandolin sound
What is the key of the A section of HTAE?
G major (with passing modulations to Em Bars 9-10)
What is the key of the B section of HTAE?
Bb major
How long is the intro of HTAE?
3 bars, with a caesura at the end
How many bars in the A section of HTAE?
10 bars
How many bars is the B section of HTAE?
4 bars (3+1 phrases)
What is the overall structure of HTAE?
Altered version of 32-bar song form (AABA) in 28 bars because of shortened B section
What are the chords in Section A of HTAE like?
Root position and ascend in parallel stepwise motion
What is the purpose of the Cm chord in HTAE?
A pivot chord as it is in both Gm and Bb major
What key are Bars 14-15 of HTAE?
G (tonic) minor as a perfect cadence idea is created between D7 and Gm chords
What is the metre of HTAE?
4/4 (except for 7/8 Bar 2 to accommodate lyrics)
What is the melisma at the end of IWTTY similar to?
A call to prayer, reflecting the Indian influence
What recording techniques are used in IWTTY?
Fade in and fade out
What is the range of the voice in IWTTY?
Narrow - normally a fourth (A to D)
What is the tonality of IWTTY?
A major
Which two chords are used in the opening of IWTTY?
A and D
What is the key in the bridge of IWTTY?
B minor (supertonic)
What harmonic device is used in the outro of IWTTY?
Tonic pedal
What Indian instruments are used in TNK?
Sitar and tambura drone
What is done to the guitar solo in TNK?
Played in reverse
What recording technique is used on the vocals in TNK?
Artificial double tracking - “100 Tibetan monks chanting”
What is the structure of TNK?
Strophic
What mode is the vocal music of TNK in?
Mixolydian
What scale does the guitar solo of TNK use?
Blues (variation on pentatonic scale)
What rhythm is used continuously on the drums of TNK?
Rock
What rhythms are used in the voice in the coda of TNK?
Triplets to create cross-rhythms
What rhythmic feature are heard in TNK’s guitar solo?
Syncopation and Lombardic rhythms
What chord is implied throughout TNK?
C with flattened 7th Bb on organ
