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Eleanor Rigby (Context/Background (8 instrumentalists, Violins sometimes…
Eleanor Rigby
Context/Background
8 instrumentalists
Violins sometimes split but on one stave
lyrics are unconventional
string quartet rather than conventional pop ensemble
musique concrete technique
In the 60s
George Martin wrote the song
Harmony and Tonality
block chords
C and Em chords only
harmonic rhythm (frequency of chord changes) is slow
harmonic structure is 3 bars Em, 2 bars C
Refrain is just Em
dissonant descending chromatic voice line over the top
the vocal part is frequently mildly dissonant
Sonority/Instruments
occasional fills
cellos usually repeated phrases or sustained notes
double voiced in last verse
staccato and accented
Rhythm/Metre/Tempo
pattern of repeating crotchets is very distinct
sustained semibreves in refrain
vocal phrases have continuous quaver movement
structure/form
8 bar intro
3 verses
main 10 bar then 8 bar refrain
outro
split into 2 and then 5 bar phrases
combined elements of intro and backing vocal phrase
Melody
mainly conjunct
vocal line in verses diatonic dorian mode
backing vocals have a natural 6th (C natural), which is aolian in character
the refrain has an octave jump followed by a 10th