Describe the musical structure of "All Along the Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix.
What will be an ideal response?
Tempo: 116 beats per minute, 4 beats per bar; Form: The form of Dylan's recording has been followed, except Hendrix extends the instrumental section to 32 bars and adds a final extension; Features: Even beat subdivisions, but vocals sometimes uneven; Instruments include a thick texture played by rhythm guitar, keyboard instruments, electric bass, two drums, and congas; Drums and tambourine play a very strong backbeat; Instrumental sections and fills feature Jimi Hendrix's distinctive and colorful guitar style; Lyrics: Dylan's lyrics are kept the same and even amplified through repetitions of bits of phrases at the end of the recording; Charts: Pop, #20, British hits, #5.
You might also like to view...
In Italianate staging, the machinery overhead was blocked from view by the:
a. chariot and pole b. wing and drop c. raked stage and borders d. raked stage and proscenium arch e. proscenium arch and borders
Which of the following was written by Kurt Vonnegut and narrated by a survivor of the Allied fire-bombing of Dresden?
A. Slaughterhouse-Five B. "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" C. "Ka'Ba" D. The Dove
Whom did the Athenians view as the founding father of their polis’s democracy?
The Church is an efficacious symbol because she only points to our salvation.
a. true b. false