Killer Queen - GCSE Music Set Work 4.5 / 5 based on 8 ratings ? MusicVocal MusicGCSEEdexcel Created by: LiviCreated on: 22-06-17 09:53 Killer Queen - Resources and Context Written in 1974 Rock genre with opera and theatre influences Lead vocal, overdubbed backing vocals Piano and overdubbed jangle piano Guitar and Bass Guitar Drum kit Use of overdubbing, reverb, distortion, wah-wah and panning. 1 of 6 Killer Queen - Structure and Tonality Finger click intro = bar 1 Verse 1 = bar 2-14 Chorus 2 = bar 15-22 Instrumental = bar 23-26 Verse 2 = bar 27-38 Chorus 2 = bar 39-50 Verse 3 = bar 51-68 Chorus 3 = bar 69-78 Outro = bar 79-end Tonality is mostly Eb major Verses start in C minor Choruses start in Bb major 2 of 6 Killer Queen - Melody Starts with steps and small intervals Gradually the leaps get wider Rising 6th in bars 6-7 Octave leap in bar 10-11 Portamento (a slide from one note to another) on 'queen' Almost entirely syllabic 3 of 6 Killer Queen - Harmony Root position triads Some inversions and 7th chords Mainly diatonic some chromatic Expressive dissonance Tonic pedal (C) at start of verses Dominant pedal (F) at the start of choruses Parallel harmonies in backing vocals Descending chromatic scale (bar 7-9) 4 of 6 Killer Queen - Rhythm Most of the song is in 12/8 Swing feel is created by time signature Moderately fast 112 dotted crotchet bpm Frequent use of syncopation Each verse and chorus begins with an anacrusis 5 of 6 Killer Queen - Texture Homophonic Gradual increase from light texture at start Chordal texture for vocals at start and end of chorus Guitar pats in parallel thirds Brief contrapuntal parts (bar 62) 6 of 6
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