Contrasting Styles

Contrasting Styles

1. The Beatles

   • There is much evidence in this album of the Beatles heavy influence from classical music as well as that of Western Culture within their own experimentation
     • Sgt. Pepper.
       • Rock Style
         • Comping from backing instruments (Jazz)
           • Fits with the 'Marching Band' style.
         • Features a Brass Band section (Music Hall/ Marching Band)
         • Use of distorted guitars, Bluesy guitar riffs, string bends
         • Harsh, shouty vocals
           • Slightly out of tune vocals and guitar.
     • With a Little Help from my Friends
       • Rock/Pop style
         • Comping from backing instruments
     • LSD
       • Rock/pop styles
         • However uses a Sitar w/ effects as well as a Tambura (Indian)
         • Unusualy in 3/4 time (4/4 in chorus)
     • Getting Better
       • Rock style
         • Comping from backing instruments
         • Unusually contains a drone in the second verse on a Tambura (Indian)
     • Fixing a Hole
       • Pop/Rock style
         • Swing drumming style (Jazz)
         • Comping from backing instruments
         • Uses a harpsichord (Baroque)
         • Vocal line uses a blues scale on F (Blues)
     • She's Leaving Home
       • Ballad Style (A musical style originally from Medieval times which is a story told in song which has now evolved into modern pop love songs)
         • Is played entirely by a small string orchestra with a harp.
         • 3/4 waltz time.
           • Oom-Cha-Cha
           • Heavy Classical influence (Schubert)
             • George Martin
     • Mr Kite
       • Circus style music (Reflected in both lyrics and music)
         • Many keyboards
         • 6/8 sections
         • Aleatoric section
     • Within You, Without You
       • Traditional Indian style
         • Uses Sitar, Tabla, Tambura, Dilruba and Swarmandal (As well as acoustic guitar and a string group using a slide and Pizz effect to emulate the Indian instruments)
         • Written in Mixolydian on C# (Also know as the Khamaj Thaat)
         • Also has many other parts of Indian Music: an Alap (an improvised opening section where the Raga is introduced) and a 16 beat tintal (A traditional drum pattern played on a Tabla)
     • When Im 64
       • Music Hall style (Inspired by Paul McCartney's father who was a music Hall Performer)
         • Uses two Bb Clarinets and a Bass Clarinet
     • Lovely Rita
       • Rock/Pop style
         • Features a Comb and paper Kazoo
     • Good Morning
       • Pop/Rock style
         • 3/4, 4/4, 5/4 time signiture
         • Brass section
     • Sgt. Pepper's (Reprise)
       • Rock/Pop
         • As before
     • A Day in the Life
       • Rock/pop
         • Features an Orchestra 'crecendo/gliss' linking the 3rd verse to the Middle 8. And then again connecting the middle 8 to the 4th verse in a circle of 5ths movement. And the another gliss connecting to the piano chord
   • During 1968 The Beatles traveled to India, where they took on the culture of the country, particularly the music. Noone more than Harrison. Who learnt Sitar under Ravi Shankar

2. Queen

   • Death on two legs: Heavy Metal
     • Heavy, distorted guitar riffs
       • Use of augmented fourths
     • Piano inrto very classical
       • When Mercury grew up in india he recieved formal piano training
   • Seaside Rendezvous: Music Hall
     • Inspired by When I'm 64
     • Use of Kazoo, sounds like scat singing
     • Tap dancing effect
     • Acapella singing style recreates instuments
   • Lazing on a sunday afternoon: Music Hall
     • When I'm 64
     • Backing vocals a la a barbershop quartet
   • Im in love with my car: Hard rock
   • Youre my best friend: Pop
     • Electric piano
     • Vocals feature rubarto, ornaments slides etc
   • Sweet Lady: Hard rock
   • '39: Folk/Skiffle
     • Progressive: Use of sci-fi sounds and lyrics and unusual harmonies
       • Db-Bbm-F-B-E-Ab
   • The Prophet song
     • Epic. 8 minutes long
       • Starts with the sound of the wind and koto
       • Two minute cannon
         • Willingness to experiment with tradition
         • The use of statemnets from the first section is similar to Debussy's Prelude to the afternoon of a faun
   • Love of my Life
     • Operatic Aria
       • Guitar puntuates the phrases, much like a flute of oboe would in a traditional aria
       • Piano very chordal
         • Oriniments
       • HArp
   • Good Company
     • Dixie Land jazz
       • Rock instruments imitate jazz instuments, trombone
   • BRap
     • OPERA
       • First section Rececative
       • Verses Aria
       • Chorus: Operatic Chorus
         • Actuall Muthafuking CHORUS.
           • 'IT'S OVER 200!!'
             • PROG.
             • Aug 4. Belezibub

3. Norah Jones

   • Norm Instuments: Pno, Gtr: Bass
   • Wish I could
     • Pizz & Bowed Cello
       • Strophic
         • Flattened 7th. Mixolydian
     • 3/4
     • Ballad style?
     • D pedal
   • Sinkin' Soon
     • Jazz style
     • Guitjo, Mondolin, Trombone
       • Comping
       • Trombone solo
         • Duke Ellington Black and tan Fantasy
     • Odd percusion: Pots and Pans
     • Blues scale
       • Minor Key
         • Lack of third
     • 'Sinkin'Soon' Em-D7-C7-B7
   • Norah CNT
     • The sun doesn't like you
       • Chamberlain Keyboards
         • Like Mellotron
     • Until The End
       • Hammond Organ
       • 6/8
       • Heavy bass
       • Melismatic vocals
       • C,C+,F
     • Norah (cnt)
       • Not My Friend
         • Backwards Guitar Marimba
         • Cymbal Squeak
         • Weird atmosphere almost prog
       • Thinking about you
         • Trumpet, Tenor Sex, Hammond Organ
         • Blues: Flattened 7th and 3rds
       • Norah (cnt)
         • Broken
           • 3/4
           • Cello, bowed and pizz bass
           • Country
           • Waltz
         • My Dear Country
           • Trombones, Tuba, Tenor sax, Hammond
           • 3/4
             • Oom-Cha-Cha
           • Lylabye
           • Harmonic Minor
         • Norah (cnt)
           • Little Room
             • Whistle
           • Rosie's Lullabye
             • Wurlitzer
             • 6/8
           • Not Too Late
             • Mellotron
         • Wake Me Up
           • Pump Organ, Lap Steel
           • Country/Folk
         • Be my Somebody
           • Wurlitzer, Hammond
           • More prominant 'band style' song
           • Rockabily guitar solo