Don’t look back in anger

AS Music Edexcel 2016 Set Works - Don't Look Back in Anger

1. Don’t Look Back in Anger Oasis – Noel Gallagher

2. Resources Vocalist Lead guitar Rhythm guitar Bass guitar Piano Drum kit Tambourine Backing (synth) orchestral strings

3. Structure/Form Verse-chorus structure (two verses) Intro and outro There is a distinct ‘pre-chorus’ in the second half of the verse Structure Bars (how many) Bar Numbers Introduction 4 1-4 Verse 1 8 5-12 Pre Chorus 12 13-24 Chorus 8 22 -31 Link(1 st time bar) 4 32-35 Verse 2 8 5-12 Pre Chorus 12 13-24 Chorus 8 25-32 2 nd time bar 4 29-32 (overlaps) Pre Chorus Instrumental 12 33-44 Chorus 8 45-52 Chorus 9 53-61 Coda 4 62-65 End

4. Texture Melody Dominated Homophony (tune and accompaniment) Simple quaver rocking chords in the piano and accompaniment and crotchet chords in verse one Decorated bass line with a repetitive one-bar pattern in verse one create a sense of movement

5. Tonality Diatonic C major – Uses Eb which cause the piece to lean towards C blues

6. Harmony Mostly diatonic in a consonant style Some chromatic chords created by passing notes in the bass Simple chord sequences in the verse and chorus and a contrasting one in the pre chorus and instrumental section that are repeated many times in the course of the music

7. Melody First part of the guitar and vocal melody is pentatonic The pitches of the vocal melody from the chorus (bars33) come fro, a hexachord (diatonic scale minus the leading note) Phrases in the vocal melody frequently have a falling profile Guitar melody is often decorated by appoggiaturas (bar 4, 6, 41…) Vocal melody (similar to John Lennon) is often restricted to just a few notes The chorus contains a memorable hook Some countermelodies and fills in the lead guitar Lengthy guitar solo, with an improvisatory nature An anacrusis to the chorus

8. Rhythm and Metre Much syncopation in the melody Anticipatory notes in the vocal melody, particularly on the last notes of the phrase Common time of 4/4

9. Word Setting Mostly syllabic except for ornamentation of the final words in phrases, which are often stretched out with a falling melisma

10. What Makes I t Britpop? Britpop was influenced by the 60’s and 70’s. Noel Gallagher used John Lennon (The Beatles member) as inspiration and used a similar intro to his song ‘Imagine’ (just swapped some of the instruments around) and created the lyrics ‘So I start a revolution from my bed…’ from the time John Lennon spent 2 weeks in bed in protest of the Vietnam war. Another key feature is nostalgic lyrics Britpop often uses guitar, drums, piano and vocals – Traditional pop instruments It will have certain guitar features such as hammer-ons, palm muting, and pitch bending Britpop was used to react against other styles such as American dance/grunge music and electronic dance music.

11. Key Words for Don’t Look Back in Anger Strophic – Intro, Verse, Pre chorus, Bridge and Outro Homophonic Tonal – C major Diatonic Dominant 7 th Diminished 7 th Dominant pedal Hook Pentatonic Hexachord Anacrusis Syncopation Syllabic / Melisma Transcription Double/multi tracking