She's Leaving Home - The Beatles - Flashcards in A Level and IB Performance Studies/Performing Arts

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Created on: 10-01-13 17:22

What time signature is used?

¾ waltz

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What is the instrumentation?

Small string orchestra

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How can the melody of the composition be described?

Strophic

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What happens to the melody on line 1 of the verse?

Goes up in steps and jumps on 6th note

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Which verse is only 3 lines long? And what does it symbolise?

Verse 3 & symbolises her life cut short

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Is the chord sequence similar of pop songs in the 60’s?

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For the 10 bars of the chorus what chords are used?

E Major held throughout

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What are the repeated chords used for the verses?

Harmonic progression 9 chord sequence

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What key is the composition in?

E Major

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What is the structure of the composition?

Four bar intro – verse – chorus – verse – chorus – verse – chorus

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What album is the composition from?

Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

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What themes are explored?

Youth rebellion and loneliness

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What does the verse and chorus represent?

V= info on what’s going on (report) C = comment what’s happening (similar of greek tragedy)

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What was happening historically at the time the song was released?

Youth rebellion

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She's Leaving Home - The Beatles