MUR 130 Review
MUR 130 Review
Gaining Historical Perspective
People
- John Lennon
- Paul McCartney
- George Harrison
- Ringo Starr
- George Martin, Phil Spector
- Brian Epstein, Allen Klein
- Stu Sutcliffe, Pete Best
- Billy Preston, Eric Clapton
Dates
- Summer 1962
- Summer 1963 (also fall 1963)
- Summer 1964 (also Feb 1964)
- Summer 1965
- Summer 1966
- Summer 1967 (also Dec 1967)
- 1968
- 1969
Albums
- Album title and year of release (UK)
- The order in which the albums were released (UK)
- You will not need to know dates on singles for the exam, even though they are really important.
Song Forms
- AABA (no reprise, partial or full reprise)
- Broken AABA
- Modified AABA
- Contrasting verse-chorus
- Beatles verse-chorus
- Episodic forms (combines fragments)
Songwriters: Lennon
- Lyrics that “play” with words
- Lyrics that reveal vulnerability, uncertainty, or touch on intimate emotions
- Lyrics that are evocative and rich in images
- Lyrics that take some external source as a starting point
Songwriters: McCartney
- Throw-away lyrics with not much meaning
- Songs that tell a story
- Philosophical songs
- Songs influenced by the music of others
- Paul’s “big ideas”: projects and songs
Songwriters: Harrison
- Early songs
- Songs that reveal an Eastern influence
- “Finger-wagging” songs
- Late songs
Instrumentation
- Songs that employ basic rock-combo instrumentation
- Songs that introduce orchestral instruments
- Songs that employ Indian instruments
- Songs that use some form of tape manipulation
Other styles
- Pop before 1963
- Rhythm and blues, black pop
- Country and western
- Blues
- World music
- Classical and avant-garde music