Stylistic Features Vocal Music.

(Dont Look Back In Anger Noel Gallagher 1996)

Piece Structure Tonality Harmony Texture Rhythm

MDH Voice supported by piano,

Modified Verse chorus form C major throughout. Repeated progressions of root guitars and organ. Steady 4/4 beat.
Consisting of Verse, chorus, position chords.
pre-chorus, instrumental and Busy low bass sound (13-24). Semiquaver movement in
coda. A C G / AM E / F G / C AM guitar.
G/ Low register on piano bass heavy
Dont Look Intro 1-4 recording with lots of reverb creates Busy bass line consisting
Verse 1 5-12 B F FM7 / C / F FM7 / C wall of sound feel. of crotchets, quavers and
Back In Pre chorus 13-24 / semiquavers.
Anger Chorus 25-31
Link 32-35 B1 F Fm7 / C / G /
Sampled strings added from bar 13
played on a Mellotron, later form Drums begin halfway
Verse 2 5-12 G#dim / four part chords in low register. through bar 4 with a pick
Pre chorus 13-24 up.
Noel Chorus 25-32 C- Am G / F / G /G Double tracked lead vocal part.
Pre-chorus (Instrumental) Bass drum sound on
Gallagher 33-44 Crushed notes on lead guitar. beats 1 & 3, snare
1996 Chorus 45-52
Chorus 53-61
Range of 3 octaves. emphasises the back
beats.
Coda 62-65
Melody Vocal Writing Other
Double tracked vocal part The band Oasis were formed
Based on pentatonic scale Mainly syllabic with short falling in 1991 in Manchester by Noel
on C (CDE GA). melismas at the end of phrases. Most Gallagher and his younger
phrases combine stepwise movement brother Liam. They were part
Note F added in the chorus with small leaps and have a falling of the Brit-pop movement that
resulting in a 6 note scale. shape which contributes to its became popular as a reaction
nostalgic, melancholy nature. to electronic dance music and
Most verses have a narrow American grunge. Their
range of a 6th; Chorus has a inspiration were the 1960s
higher tessitura. Starts with guitar bands such as the Kinks
a leap of an octave (24-25) and the Beatles.
but still descends to the
dominant (G bar 28).