Killer Queen - Queen 0.0 / 5 ? MusicVocal MusicGCSEEdexcel Created by: strayCreated on: 05-12-17 20:53 When was it written and whom by? 1974 by Freddie Mercury and played by Queen 1 of 15 What is the instrumentation of the piece? Vocals by Mercury (tenor) - piano - bass guitar - electric guitar - drums 2 of 15 How was the guitar part recorded? multi-tracking 3 of 15 What is the structure of the piece? verse-chorus structure (some bridge sections and a guitar interlude. Intro six clicks. Outro fade out) 4 of 15 What key is the piece in? Eb major but modulates to C minor sometimes ambiguous 5 of 15 Describe the harmony of the piece. frequent modulations - extended chords eg. sevenths - V-I chord progression 6 of 15 What is the texture? mainly homophonic - some polyphony - antiphony in the guitar solo 7 of 15 Describe the melody of the piece. recurring motif - Development of themes in the guitar solo - syllabic vocal line 8 of 15 What is the key signature? 12/8 but 6/8 in one bar of each verse. Compound time gives swung feel to the music. 9 of 15 Describe the rhythm. syncopation used throughout - verse and chorus starts with anacrusis - triplets in bar 18 10 of 15 What is the bpm? 112 bpm moderato tempo 11 of 15 Describe the texture further. Use of imitation - layering - three part texture during guitar solo - backing vocals eg. vocables 12 of 15 What effects are used by the guitar? string bends, pull offs, slides, vibrato 13 of 15 What special effects are used? panning, distortion, wah-wah, flanger 14 of 15 What ornamentation is used when singing 'killer queen'? portamento (glissando) 15 of 15
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