The Beatles as Musicians: Revolver Through the AnthologyOxford University Press, 1999 - 395 pages Given the phenomenal fame and commercial success that the Beatles knew for the entire course of their familiar career, their music per se has received surprisingly little detailed attention. Not all of their cultural influence can be traced to long hair and flashy clothing; the Beatles had numerous fresh ideas about melody, harmony, counterpoint, rhythm, form, colors, and textures. Or consider how much new ground was broken by their lyrics alone--both the themes and imagery of the Beatles' poetry are key parts of what made (and still makes) this group so important, so popular, and so imitated. This book is a comprehensive chronological study of every aspect of the Fab Four's musical life--including full examinations of composition, performance practice, recording, and historical context--during their transcendent late period (1966-1970). Rich, authoritative interpretations are interwoven through a documentary study of many thousands of audio, print, and other sources. |
Contents
ONEWAY TICKET YEAH | 5 |
Lennon and McCartney the Young Composers | 8 |
Performance Techniques of the Early Beatles | 11 |
Early Lyrics | 14 |
Early Rhythmic Techniques | 15 |
Tonal Materials in the Early Music of the Beatles | 17 |
Early Recording Studio Practice | 20 |
Youll Be Mine | 23 |
SO LET IT OUT AND LET IT IN 1968 | 149 |
India Return to RR Apple and Yoko | 150 |
The Beatles aka the White album and Hey JudeRevolution | 162 |
Apple Records | 207 |
The Beatles in Late 1968 | 209 |
LET IT BE 1969197O | 213 |
Get Back | 215 |
Bad Business | 234 |
If I Fell | 27 |
ANOTHER KIND OF MIND THERE The Meaning of Within 1966 | 31 |
McCartney and the Avantgarde | 32 |
Revolver | 33 |
Im Not a Beatle Anymore | 68 |
I KNOW WHEN ITS A DREAM | 75 |
Penny Lane | 84 |
Single Release | 86 |
YELLOW MATTER CUSTARD GREEN SLOP PIE 1967 | 89 |
Popular Music 19671969 | 91 |
The Beatles in Early 1967 | 98 |
Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band | 99 |
All You Need Is LoveBaby Youre a Rich Man and Some ShelfSitters | 124 |
The Summer of 1967 | 129 |
Magical Mystery Tour | 131 |
The Beatles in Late 1967 | 144 |
Summary of the MidBeatles Style | 145 |
The Beatles in Early 1969 | 236 |
Abbey Road | 244 |
The End | 271 |
The Legacy | 278 |
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ? | 281 |
Paul McCartney | 282 |
George Harrison | 284 |
Ringo Starr | 285 |
The Beatles Anthology | 286 |
Instruments Played by the LatePeriod Beatles | 297 |
Musical Friends of the LatePeriod Beatles | 305 |
TABLE OF CHORD FUNCTIONS | 309 |
GLOSSARY OF TERMS | 315 |
NOTES | 321 |
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