When I'm Sixty-Four - The Beatles

The second part of the three quizzes on The Beatles. This quiz is on the key facts of The Beatles song 'When I'm Sixty-Four'.

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  • Created by: Charlotte
  • Created on: 11-01-13 15:00
What time signature is used?
4/4 time signature brisk
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What is the instrumentation?
Drum set, piano, electric guitar, bass, tubular bells, clarinets and chimes
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What timbre is the composition in?
Swing
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How can the melody be described?
Ascending, words fit music and memorable
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How can the chords be explained?
Tonic-dominant chord progression C Major and G7
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Where are vocal harmonies used?
Held notes at the end of lines in the chorus
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What key is the composition in?
C Major and (chorus) A Minor
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What album is the song from?
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
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What themes are explored?
Growing old (sarcastic tone)
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What is the song based on?
Paul McCartney’s dad turning 64
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What was happening historically at the time the song was released?
Youth rebel and Vietnam war
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Card 2

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What is the instrumentation?

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Drum set, piano, electric guitar, bass, tubular bells, clarinets and chimes

Card 3

Front

What timbre is the composition in?

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

How can the melody be described?

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

How can the chords be explained?

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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Abigail Jervis

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this is really useful :)

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