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    Music Presentation - Lana Del Rey

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    Lana Del Rey, whose real name is Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, is an American singer and songwriter. She gained recognition after releasing her songs "Video Games" and "Blue Jeans" on YouTube in 2011. This led to her signing with Interscope Records and releasing her major label debut album "Born to Die" in 2012, which became a commercial success. Since then, she has released several successful albums including "Paradise" in 2013, "Ultraviolence" in 2014, and "Honeymoon" in 2016. The document provides listening guides that analyze the musical form, instrumentation, and structure of some of her popular songs.

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    Lana Del Rey, whose real name is Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, is an American singer and songwriter. She gained recognition after releasing her songs "Video Games" and "Blue Jeans" on YouTube in 2011. This led to her signing with Interscope Records and releasing her major label debut album "Born to Die" in 2012, which became a commercial success. Since then, she has released several successful albums including "Paradise" in 2013, "Ultraviolence" in 2014, and "Honeymoon" in 2016. The document provides listening guides that analyze the musical form, instrumentation, and structure of some of her popular songs.

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    Lana Del Rey, whose real name is Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, is an American singer and songwriter. She gained recognition after releasing her songs "Video Games" and "Blue Jeans" on YouTube in 2011. This led to her signing with Interscope Records and releasing her major label debut album "Born to Die" in 2012, which became a commercial success. Since then, she has released several successful albums including "Paradise" in 2013, "Ultraviolence" in 2014, and "Honeymoon" in 2016. The document provides listening guides that analyze the musical form, instrumentation, and structure of some of her popular songs.

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    Music Presentation - Lana Del Rey

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    Lana Del Rey, whose real name is Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, is an American singer and songwriter. She gained recognition after releasing her songs "Video Games" and "Blue Jeans" on YouTube in 2011. This led to her signing with Interscope Records and releasing her major label debut album "Born to Die" in 2012, which became a commercial success. Since then, she has released several successful albums including "Paradise" in 2013, "Ultraviolence" in 2014, and "Honeymoon" in 2016. The document provides listening guides that analyze the musical form, instrumentation, and structure of some of her popular songs.

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    LANA DEL REY

    RACHEL STAR THOMAS, MUSIC 1010-SP17


    INTRODUCTION

    Lana Del Rey/Elizabeth Woolridge


    Grant
    Video Games in 2011
    Born to Die Album
    BIOGRAPHY

    Born June 21st, 1985


    Lived in New York City,
    US
    Sang in Church Choir
    Uncle taught her
    guitar
    BIOGRAPHY CONTINUED
    Del Reys Alias Include
    Sparkle Jump Rope Queen
    Lizzy Grant and the Phenomena
    COMPOSITION HISTORY
    Released Video Games and Blue
    Jeans on YouTube in 2011
    Signed with Interscope Records
    Released Born to Die Album in
    2012
    COMPOSITION HISTORY
    CONTINUED

    Released Paradise in 2013


    Released Ultraviolence in 2014
    Released Honeymoon in 2016
    LISTENING GUIDES

    Blue Jeans
    Moderato Form
    Bass, synthesizer, drums, piano, guitar, violins
    LISTENING GUIDES

    0:0 Exposition, The song start out with a bass playing a


    0 Theme A narrow range of notes. The division is duple
    meter.
    0:0 Bridge The composition modulates from C minor to C
    9 major with a short 1 measure theme by the
    French Horns.
    0:4 Theme B Chorus starts and has a consonance harmony,
    5 The range is wide during the chorus.
    1:1 Theme A Second verse is same as theme A
    3
    1:4 Theme B Chorus
    7
    2:1 Theme C Violins become faster at vivace tempo. Drum
    8 notes go double time.
    2:5 Theme B Chorus
    5
    LISTENING GUIDES

    Young and Beautiful


    Sonata Allegro Form
    Violin, piano, cello, drums, steel drums
    LISTENING GUIDES
    0:00 Exposition, Starts with a very strong drum and with the piano
    Theme A playing 3 notes over 6 times in a row. She starts
    out humming every 6 notes for three notes. This is
    also quadruple meter.
    0:15 Bridge The piano quiets and she begins the verse. The
    cello keeps steady.
    0:33 Theme B Piano starts up again.
    0:5 Theme C Chorus begins and the drum comes back for every
    0 forth note. The violins are a very wide range
    during the chorus. The range in her voice is more
    narrow. It plays on a major scale and
    1:2 Theme B Theme B begins again but this time with steel
    1 drums in the beginning.
    1:5 Theme C Chorus begins again
    7
    2:2 Theme D The range in her voice becomes wide. The cellos
    9 play at an allegro tempo.
    3:0 Theme C Chorus begins again
    2
    3:4 Theme E She slows down her words and the music decends.
    2
    LISTENING GUIDES

    Ultraviolence
    Moderato Form
    Violin, Viola, Piano, Drums, and Synthesizer
    LISTENING GUIDES
    0:00 Exposition, Starts off ascending, then reaches 0:05 and
    Theme A starts to descend. This repeats once. It is
    playing at a quadruple meter. Its has a viola and
    a violin playing with a piano.
    0:18 Bridge Vocals start and the piano has 2 quarter notes
    then a half note. Violin and viola stop.
    0:37 Theme B Vocals go higher
    0:5 Theme C The chorus starts and the drums begin at a half
    2 note then 2 quarter notes. There is a narrow
    range. She sings in a minor scale. There is
    consonance harmony and has a moderate
    tempo.
    1:2 Theme A Goes back to theme A
    8
    2:0 Theme C Goes back to theme B
    2
    2:3 Theme D The choir in the background starts
    8
    3:1 Theme E The violin becomes heavy and the drums beats
    2 at ever quarter note. The rest of the
    instruments stop and her voice becomes
    focused.
    BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCES

    www.billboard.com/artist/306420/lana-del-rey
    www.aceshowbiz.com
    www.Wikipedia.com

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