Prologue- lsoh

• Texture

  Prologue: homophonic, chordal
• Texture

  Little shop: melody and accompaniment; some chordal sections
• Sonority

  Small band for live 1982 show, bigger group for recording; use of human speaking voice.
• Sonority

  Prologue: use of drum roll, organ, piano and band
• Sonority

  Little shop: piano and band; singing and some shouting
• Sonority

  Sonority at odds with lyrics = horror/comedy aspects
• Harmony

  Prologue: chord in the key of E flat major, abrupt modulation at end on D major chord.
• Harmony

  Little shop: chords in the key of G major, extensive use of primary chords (I, IV, V)
• Harmony

  Use of chords with added notes
• Melody

  Prologue: five-bar phrase heard three times, sequences, small range
• Melody

  Little shop: repetitive, mainly syllabic, contains riff and ostinato
• Tonality

  Prologue in E flat major
• Tonality

  Little shop uses key signature of G major, and melody uses the pentatonic scales of G and D major
• Form and structure

  Prologue: serves as introduction, with voice-over with slow-moving chords.
• Form and structure

  Little shop: 32-bar song form
• Form and structure

  Longer B section
• Form and structure

  Much repetition of musical ideas
• Context

  Purpose of the song is to set the scene
• Context

  Prologue: the audience is informed of what has happened through voice-over.
• Context

  Little shop: incongruous mix of upbeat song and description of the 'horrors'- horror/comedy aspects introduced
• Context

  Influence of bubblegum pop
• Tempo, metre and rhythm

  Prologue: slow tempo, steady beat and long note values
• Tempo, metre and rhythm

  Little shop: fast, upbeat, syncopated, backbeat, calypso rhythm.
• Dynamics and articulation

  Prologue: starts forte, gets softer, chords played legato
• Dynamics and articulation

  Little shop: mostly mezzo forte, building to forte; sung semi-staccato