Killer Queen
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- Created on: 13-09-17 12:46
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- Killer Queen
- Instrumentation
- Guitar Techniques used are Slides, bends, pull-offs and vibrato
- vibrato is The regular, rapid fluctuation of pitch that can be used to add warmth to a pitch
- bends are Where the pitch of the note is changed slightly, usually raised
- slides are Where the pitch slides from one note to the other
- pull-offs are A pull-off is a stringed instrument plucking technique performed by "pulling" the finger off a string off the fingerboard of either a fretted or unfretted instrument.
- Instruments used Lead and backing vocals, piano over-dubbed with with jangle piano, four electric guitars, bass guitar and drum kit
- Articulation - the legato (smooth) flow of notes makes the texture thicker.Backing vocals - layered to create a harmony using the technique of overdubbing
- types of guitar used were bass rhythm and lead guitar
- Guitar Techniques used are Slides, bends, pull-offs and vibrato
- Structure
- bars 2-14 verse 1
- bars 14-22 is the chorus (about 8 bars long)
- 23-26 is the instrumental
- 26-38 verse 2
- 38-42 chorus (cut short only 5 bars long)
- Verse Chorus
- Other Information
- vocals are mainly syllabic
- The first chorus has a homophonic texture.
- FreddieMercury wrote the song
- Context
- performed by the band Queen
- on the album "Sheer Heart Attack"
- Released in November 1974
- the band was formed in london in 1970
- members of the band; Singer Freddie Mercury. Guitarist Brian May. Drummer Roger Taylor and Bassist John Deacon
- Freddie Mercury sing the song and he is a tenor
- members of the band; Singer Freddie Mercury. Guitarist Brian May. Drummer Roger Taylor and Bassist John Deacon
- Genre: Glam Rock
- the song is about an upper class prostitute
- Music Technology
- Queen were one of the first recording artists to use music technology
- Some of the technologies used were: Multi-tracking, EQ, Flanger, Distortion, Reverb, Wah-Wah, panning and Over dubbing
- Over Dubbing: Where a recored sound is added to a previously taped recording
- multi-tracking is Multitrack recording (MTR)—also known as multitracking, double tracking, or tracking—is a method of sound recording developed in 1955 that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources or of sound sources recorded at different times to create a cohesive whole
- EQ is In sound recording and reproduction, equalization is the process commonly used to alter the frequency response of an audio system using linear filters. Most hi-fi equipment uses relatively simple filters to make bass and treble adjustments.
- Flanger is Flanging is an audio effect produced by mixing two identical signals together, one signal delayed by a small and gradually changing period, usually smaller than 20 milliseconds. ... A flanger is an effects unit that creates this effect.
- Distortion is an effect, distortion is any process that alters the sound in the harmonic (tone, timbre) domain. Overdrive is a type of distortion. It is achieved by saturating (overdriving) the valves in an amplifier (or a simulation of this dynamic). In that context, overdrive is a subset of distortion
- Reverberation (or 'reverb') effects are omnipresent, both in the real world and in music production. Judicious use of reverb can make the difference between a professional recording and something that sounds like it was recorded in a bedroom, adding depth and fullness to the sound.
- The instrument parts gradually build up at the start of the song:1) A monophonic texture of finger clicks with a drum beat for the first 1.5 bars2) Vocals then start and after half a bar the piano joins (homophonic).3) At bar 7, an electric guitar begins playing therefore making it polyphonic.
- Instrumentation
- Guitar Techniques used are Slides, bends, pull-offs and vibrato
- vibrato is The regular, rapid fluctuation of pitch that can be used to add warmth to a pitch
- bends are Where the pitch of the note is changed slightly, usually raised
- slides are Where the pitch slides from one note to the other
- pull-offs are A pull-off is a stringed instrument plucking technique performed by "pulling" the finger off a string off the fingerboard of either a fretted or unfretted instrument.
- Instruments used Lead and backing vocals, piano over-dubbed with with jangle piano, four electric guitars, bass guitar and drum kit
- Articulation - the legato (smooth) flow of notes makes the texture thicker.Backing vocals - layered to create a harmony using the technique of overdubbing
- types of guitar used were bass rhythm and lead guitar
- Guitar Techniques used are Slides, bends, pull-offs and vibrato
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