1970s British Popular Music
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- Created on: 09-05-16 19:05
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- 1970's British Popular Music
- God Save the Queen
- Harmony
- Chord prog for each section is pretty simple
- section A: I IV Ib IV (use of I-IV is typical of pop and is from first chord change on 12 Bar Blues
- Section B: I V I (in new key)
- Instrumental: in F#maj (relative), harm moves to E (dom of A) leading easily back to tonic
- Coda: Harm moves with melody (accompanying pwer chords) - Simple idea
- Instrumental: in F#maj (relative), harm moves to E (dom of A) leading easily back to tonic
- Section B: I V I (in new key)
- Modulation: Amaj, Emaj, F#min (all keys are related so although modulation unusual in Punk-Rock it is simple GUITAR FRIENDLY KEYS EASY TO PLAY
- section A: I IV Ib IV (use of I-IV is typical of pop and is from first chord change on 12 Bar Blues
- Chord prog for each section is pretty simple
- Structure
- Slightly edited simple structure
- Verses use 32 bar song AABA structure
- There is a coda
- section (not so conventional)
- Slightly edited simple structure
- Melody
- Simple yet effective melody
- Bass and guitar chordal riffs
- Lead guitar solo - blues influenced - energetic, punk stereotypical instrument
- Combination of spoken and sung phrases (working class people), variety of pitch/improvised qualities
- B section: repeated 2 note phrase over 2 bars. Coda:melody based on stepwise 3 note descending phrase
- Simple yet effective melody
- Rhythm & Metre
- Rhythm and metre is kept straightforward throughoutj
- 4/4
- mix of straight and syncopated, bass/guitar riff: driving quavers in ber 1, syncopation in bar 2
- Rhythm and metre is kept straightforward throughoutj
- Harmony
- Dancing with the Moonlit Knight
- Harmony
- Harmony changes with the influenced sections
- Min dom (V) chord instead of standard maj. V chord in intro - folk
- Modulation: C# min to Emaj, G#maj, F#maj, Bmaj before settling on F#maj
- Pedal used massively in instrumental section; tonic pedal F# then mediant )III) A
- Falling min. 3rd interval during electric guitar solo (A,C,A) - blues
- Harmony changes with the influenced sections
- Instrumentation
- The music changes dominant instruments throughout the piece
- Use of acoustic guitar in the folk-inspired opening section
- Piano takes over broken chord accompaniment (previously provided by the organ) giving the music a 19th century romantic feel
- Drum-kit, electric guitar and bass guitar show blues influences
- Variety of keyboard using organ, piano and synthh (tyical of prog rock)
- The music changes dominant instruments throughout the piece
- Melody
- Each part has a specific melody
- Vocal in intro: moves down from tonic to bVII (C# to B), this is modal (folk influence)
- Vocal melody over electric guitar riff centers around 1 note but then uses pent. scale (blues influence)
- bass riff in instrumental: straight in rhythm and uses pedal F#
- Each part has a specific melody
- Texture
- The piece varies in texture
- In the opening the vocals are acapella (unaccompanied)
- The piece varies in texture
- Structure
- "Through composed"
- New musical material is constantly being introduced (prog-rock idea)
- structural idea from German classical composers (Schubert) - classical influence
- Some ideas in this piece (riffs) return but are developed and chords are repeatedly used
- "Through composed"
- Metre
- The piece has a varying tempo and metre
- During the instrumental section the piano plays a broken chord phrase using rubato (temporary quickening or slackening of the piece)
- "join the dance" the music moves from 4/4 to 2/4 to 3/4 before moving back to 4/4 at the instrumental (typical prog-rock)
- Tempo is doubled at the star of the instrumental
- Straight drum beat in instrumental section
- The piece has a varying tempo and metre
- Timbre
- The timbre changes with the musical influenced sections
- Electric guitar in solo is used with distortion
- opening section is acoustic and folky
- Recurring electric guitar riff uses clean sound and there is a guitar with tremelo/delay in the background
- during instrumental, pedal guitar note has higher EQ (twang) sound
- The timbre changes with the musical influenced sections
- Harmony
- God Save the Queen
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