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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