Killer Queen - Queen 9-1 4.5 / 5 based on 6 ratings ? MusicKiller Queen - Vocal musicGCSEEdexcel Created by: lulu.f2Created on: 13-08-17 12:29 Who wrote Killer Queen? Freddie Mercury 1 of 37 What album was the song on? Sheer Heart Attack 2 of 37 When was Sheer heart attack released? November 1974 3 of 37 Where and what year was Queen formed? In London in 1970 4 of 37 Who were the members of Queen? Singer Freddie Mercury. Guitarist Brian May. Drummer Roger Taylor and Bassist John Deacon 5 of 37 What art of song was written first? The lyrics 6 of 37 What are the lyrics about? An upper class prostitute 7 of 37 Who performed the vocal part? Freddie Mercury 8 of 37 Is the voice Soprano, Alto, Tenor or Bass? Tenor 9 of 37 What type of recording techniques are used in the song? Multi-tracking, EQ, Flanger, Distortion, Reverb, Wah-Wah, panning and Over dubbing 10 of 37 What is over-dubbing? Where a recored sound is added to a previously taped recording 11 of 37 What is multi-tracking? A recording technique where two or more tracks are recorded independently and then played back together 12 of 37 What sort of techniques does guitar use? Slides, bends, pull-offs and vibrato 13 of 37 What is vibrato? The regular, rapid fluctuation of pitch that can be used to add warmth to a pitch 14 of 37 What is a bend? Where the pitch of the note is changed slightly, usually raised 15 of 37 What is a slide? Where the pitch slides from one note to the other 16 of 37 What instruments are used in the song? Lead and backing vocals, piano over-dubbed with with jangle piano, four electric guitars, bass guitar and drum kit 17 of 37 What two instruments are over-dubbed to create a richer texture? Guitars and vocals 18 of 37 The text is mainly what? Syllabic 19 of 37 What happens bars 2-14? Verse 1 20 of 37 What happens bars 14-22? Chorus 1- 8 bars long 21 of 37 What happens bars 23-26? Instrumental- Guitar 1 + 3 play in thirds using slides and vibrato 22 of 37 What happens bars 26-38? Verse 2- Main vocal uses spoken text for dramatic effect 23 of 37 What happens bars 38-43? Chorus 2- Cut short, only 5 bars long 24 of 37 What happens bars 44-61? Guitar solo- Made up of three parts 25 of 37 What happens bars 61-69? Verse 3- unusually only 7 1/2 bars long 26 of 37 What happens bars 69-78? Chorus 3- contains a guitar solo 27 of 37 What happens bar 79-end? Outro- Music fades 28 of 37 What is an example of word painting in the song? Absolutely drive you wild (verse 3) 29 of 37 What is the main texture of the piece? Homophonic 30 of 37 What two techniques are used? Imitation and layering 31 of 37 What key is the song in? Eb major 32 of 37 Where is dissonance used? bar 30 33 of 37 What sort of tempo does the piece have? Moderato tempo with a dotted crotchet pulse of 112 per min 34 of 37 What is the main time signature? Mainly in 12/8 compound quadruple time 35 of 37 What is an anacrusis? Posh word for an upbeat 36 of 37 What does every verse and chorus start with? An anacrusis (upbeat) 37 of 37
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