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revolver- the beatles - Coggle Diagram
revolver- the beatles
eleanor rigby
harmony
irregular phrase lengths- 3 bars of E minor, 2 of C
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slow and irregular harmonic rhythm- loneliness, bleak, depressing
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only uses 2 chords- C and E minor (brief use of A minor in b. 56-57) these chords are not closely related (tonic and submediant)- bleak, lonely
only one other chord in the refrain- A minor- subdominant, avoidance of dominant adds to a feeling of lack of direction
sonority
unusual accompaniment- doubled string quartet- inspiration from classical music- evocative- romantic era
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strings mostly play simple block chords- staccato and accented, some divisi, some double-stopping, arco- exploiting the instruments/ texture
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context
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everyday people, mundane, lonely
structure
verse- 10 bars in length, unusual, irregular- sense of lack of direction
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8-bar intro, 3 verses and refrains, outro- this verse/refrain structure- bob dylan 'blowing in the wind', 'masters of war'
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texture
homophonic- song, typical
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tomorrow never knows
structure
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instrumental intro, instrumental btwn vs 3 and 4
strophic - verse, verse etc.
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sonority
altered drum track- reverse cymbals, compressed
distorted electric guitar- reverse, used tape techniques
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manipulated tape loops- sped up, reversed
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at end-Lennon wanted it to sound like 'a hundred Tibetan monks chanting' and used the Leslie cabinet to alter vocal sounds
rhythm
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syncopation, off-beat entries, lombardic rhythms
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harmony
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non-functional (avant garde, modernist influences, musique concrete, pushing away from conventionality in music)
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new sound- experimental, psychedelic
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context
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influences include Indian Classica music, Rhythm and Blues, Barbershop, Avant-garde music, Classical orchestral music
music in 1960s
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beach boys, herb alpert and the tijuana brass
here, there and everywhere
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structure + tonality
A- g major, some e minor, 8 bars, repeats
B- b flat major, unusual phrase lengths (4 bars, 3 bars, 1 bar), short section
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sonority
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gentle syncopation b.2, b.5
context
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contrasts w/ simple, harmonically slow-moving, 2 chord song that is Eleanor Rigby
i want to tell you
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context
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extreme dissonance of minor 9th - f natural against E7 chord- b.10 may reflect his understanding of Indian musical style
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structure + harmony
outro- eastern style melismatic chanting, fade out
verse- A, B7, E7 - simpler, more conventional chord choice
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bridge uses some less functional chords- Bm, Bdim, A B7
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verse, bridge with intro and coda/ outro
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