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music GCSEs (wicked (metre: quadruple 4/4, structure: opening,verse 1…
music GCSEs
wicked
metre
: quadruple 4/4
structure:
opening,verse 1,chorus,verse 2
chorus,contrasting section,chorus,intro,verse 3,chorus,tutti finale
melody
:mostly syllabic,conjunct in opening
chorus is disjunct-angular leaps
octaves in contrasting section"unlimited"
rising compound 4th -verses 39-40 "playing by
the rules"
texture
:homophonic
monophonic
:opening
contrapuntal texture
:near end(they sing different parts at same time)
harmony
:often unrelated
doesn't use functional harmony
opening chord move in semitones
end-pedal
tonality:overall key is D major, changes often
opening key is unclear- lots of chromatic movement
B major:bar 20
F major:bar 22
G major bar 88
B minor bar 168
metre,tempo and rhythm:
the tempo changes a lot between
allegro(fast)
andante:walking pace
moderato :moderately fast
maestoso: majestly
mostly crochet and quavers- syncopation
dotted rhythm- "gravity"
triplets:"can't i make you understand"
pauses
sonority:
duet,chorus split into 6 parts
instrumentation:
strings,woodwind,brass,percussion
modern instruments:
drum kit,three keyboards,electric guitar(have distortion and overdrive)
music for a while
features of the baroque era
:
use of continuo harpsichord/bass viol
use of ground bass
functional harmony
highly decorated melody
use of ornamentation
melody
:mainly syllabic,a lot of the melody is conjunct and features lots of passing notes.
lots of sequences and ornamentation
ornamenattion:
trills
appoggiaturas
grace notes
mordents
bass clef
:
lines: Grizzly Bears Don't Fly Airplanes
space: All Cows Eat Grass
harmony
:functional,chords are diatonic
non harmony notes
passing notes-"beguile"
suspension- "eas'ed"
structure
:has a ground bass structure- repeated bassline
does not continue all the way: the bass line changes at bar 14 at comes back when the opening words are repeated.
ground bass
starts with an ascending sequence, ends with an otave leap a perfect cadence.
partly chromatic-because of accidentals and semitones.
3 bars long
word painting
"drop"- goes down and has detached quavers (snakes falling off)
"whip" -short note
"pain"- dissonance
"eternal"- long note, miasmatic could go on forever
"free the dead"the music moderates to major key
"wondering"melismatic descends by step, sequence,imitated by hapiscord
the piece overall in A minor
tempo is relatively slow
tonality
:A minor
it changes to E minor, G major and C major
lots of perfect cadence
killer queen
what are the instrumentation/forces?
vocals- (falsetto)
backing vocals
piano
bass guitar
drum kit
4 electric guitars
piano
what are the vocal effects and techniques used?
falsetto
-sings high voice throughout
slides
on the word queen
guitar techniques used in the song
slides
-moving from 1 pitch to another in legato manner
pull -off
-dragging the finger off the fret-board in order to play the note
bends
- vary the pitch up or down slightly
vibrato
- a rapid vibrating of pitch
guitar effects used
distortion
- sounds scratchy
flanger
- jet plane sound
wah-wah
-sound like wah-wah
studio effects
panning
- sound come out of 1 speaker (left/right)
reverb
-bit like an echo like it was recorded in a large space.
EQ
-cannot hear but balances the frequency of recorded sounds
recording techniques
overdubbing
- having 2 of the same tracks
multi-tracking
-more instruments then performers parts recorded on top of 1 another
melody
-mostly syllabic and conjunct however there are a few small leaps and an octave leap "drop of a hat-she's" and sequences "a built in a remedy for kruschuz and kennedy". some chromaticism "drop of a hat"
harmony
- los of diatonic harmony some dissonance.
lots of seventh chords(G7)and extended chords(have added notes) and inversons
metre,tempo and rhythm:
metre-12/8
sometimes changes to 6/8 for 1 bar
tempo is moderate
every verse has an upbeat(anacrusis)
swung feel thoughout
texture
:homophonic intro
clicks monophonic
guitar 3 part texture
tonality
:e flat major however it starts on C
minor(relative to e flat)sometimes tonality unclear
star wars
instrumentation/forces
symphony orchestra strings, woodwind, bass ,percussion, piano and harp
structure
fanfare intro
star filled sky, appearance of plants, small spaceship being followed by large spaceship, battle inside spaceship
main theme repeated a number of times
harmony
main theme has diatonic harmony
a lot of dissonce/chromatic harmony from appearance of the planets
39-41 there are almost atonal
texture
- overall homophonic
often pedal notes
main theme tutti
polyphonic leading up to appearance of planets
metre, tempo, rhythm
quadruple
final is triple metre
tempo is fast matches scenes
tonality
b flat major
later sound unclear or atonal.
at the end it feel bi tonal
how is heroic atmosphere created?
trumpets
high pitch
major key
repetition- confidence/strength
quadruple- military/strong
triplets
diatonic
instrumentation
:bass viol-similar to a cello
harpsichord left hand:plays bassline
harpsichord right hand:elaborate realisation
soprano voice:highest type of voice