Form and Voice Leading in Early Beatles Songs

Bibliographic Data

ID4390943
AuthorsDrew Nobile (The Graduate Center, CUNY, corresponding author), Drew F Nobile (The Graduate Center, CUNY)
Year2011
Volume17
Issue3
Publication date2011-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMusic Theory Online (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1067-3040 • E-ISSN: 1067-3040
PublisherSociety for Music Theory (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.30535/mto.17.3.8
OpenAlexW1584071094
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited12

In the early music of the Beatles, form, harmony, and voice leading are intricately related. The most common form of this period-AABA where each A section contains an SRDC (Statement-Restatement-Departure-Conclusion) phrase structure as defined by Walter Everett (2001 and 2009)-carries with it harmonic and melodic implications which allow for the creation of a voice-leading model for this form. This paper examines how this model interacts with various songs from the early Beatles catalog. While not every song fits the model perfectly, there is always adialoguebetween the model and the specific voice leading and form of the songs in question

Art · Linguistics · Literature · Melody · Musical · Phrase · Speech recognition · Visual arts · Computer Science · Diverse Music Education Insights · History · Music History and Culture · Musicology and Musical Analysis · Philosophy

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