The Beatles as Musicians

The Beatles as Musicians

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Revolver through the Anthology

The Beatles had numerous fresh ideas about melody, harmony, counterpoint, rhythm, form, colours and textures, and much new ground was broken by their lyrics alone.

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).

Interpretations are interwoven through a documentary study of many thousands of audio, print and other sources.