The Beatles, Revolver, Eleanor Rigby Flashcards
Why type of band were the Beatles/what music did they make?
1960s rock band
popular worldwide
What techniques did the Beatles use to make music?
Electro acoustic music (electronics)
Avant-guard techniques
Thicker sound bc of multi tracking
What were the Beatles’ influences?
Some classical pieces/influences
George Martin classically trained
What was standard for pop about the Beatles sonority?
Guitars & drums
What was the instrumentation of Eleanor Rigby?
String quartet but doubled (8) using multi tracking
(texture, sonority)
Why were only strings used for Eleanor Rigby?
To match black & white scheme the film was shot in
(texture)
What is divisi?
What was there occasional divisi on?
What was used more commonly?
Splitting parts in 2
On violins
Double stopping on violins (playing 2 notes at once)
(texture)
Describe the chords in Eleanor Rigby
Mostly block chords throughout
Occasional accented (staccato - baroque style, no pedal back then) chords (cello esp)
(texture)
Describe the texture of Eleanor Rigby
Melody dominated homophony
(texture)
Describe the structure of Eleanor Rigby
8 bar intro
3 verses
Main 10 bar section (unusual)
Followed by 8 bar refrain
Outro
(structure)
What is a classical influence in the structure of Eleanor Rigby?
Cello pedal note
(structure)
What 4 bar phrase does the viola have?
Repeated descending chromatic phrase
(structure)
What chords are used throughout?
What is the one exception?
C & Em
56 & 57 Am (relative Cm)
(harmony)
Use an adjective to describe the strings
Nostalgic
(harmony)
What is harmonic rhythm?
Describe the harmonic rhythm
How quick harmony moves one chord to another
Slow
(harmony)
