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Classical music influence

European concert-music conventions, orchestration, or form.

22
songs

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

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Songs(22)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)

Not a Second Time

1963·With The Beatles·John

William Mann's 'Aeolian cadence' notice in The Times

And I Love Her

1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul

Nylon-string classical-guitar voicing

Yesterday

1965·Help!·Paul

String quartet scoring

Michelle

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

In My Life

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Girl

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Greek folk / Zorba feel

Eleanor Rigby

1966·Revolver·Paul

Bernard Herrmann film-score style

For No One

1966·Revolver·Paul

Baroque and art-song traditions

Penny Lane

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

Baroque-style piccolo trumpet

Strawberry Fields Forever

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

Martin's cello and trumpet score

A Day in the Life

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John

Avant-garde orchestral writing

She's Leaving Home

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

Chamber-strings arrangement

Within You Without You

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·George

Western string arrangement

Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John

All You Need Is Love

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

I Am the Walrus

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

Martin's orchestral scoring

Blackbird

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Bach's Bourrée in E minor

Piggies

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

Baroque string writing

Martha My Dear

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Brass and string scoring

Here Comes the Sun

1969·Abbey Road·George

Because

1969·Abbey Road·John

Inspired by Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata

Carry That Weight

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Orchestral medley scoring

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