The March of the Black Queen

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A little bit of love and joy

Freddie Mercury composed "March Of The Black Queen" at the piano in 1973, and the song was included a year later on Queen's second album Queen II. It is the only Queen song containing polyrhythm/polymeter (two different time signatures simultaneously 8/8 and 12/8), which is very rare for popular music. The full piece was too complicated to perform live by the band, however the uptempo section containing the lines (sung by Roger Taylor) "My life is in your hands, I'll foe and I'll fie…" etc was sometimes included in a live medley during the 1… read more
Freddie Mercury composed "March Of The Black Queen" at the piano in 1973, and the song was included a year later on Queen's second alb… read more
Freddie Mercury composed "March Of The Black Queen" at the piano in 1973, and the song was included a year later on Queen's second album Queen II. It is the only Queen son… read more

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Queen is a British rock band formed in London in 1970 by Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), and Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), later joined by John Deacon (bass). Their earliest works were influenced by , , and , but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly styles by incorporating elements of and . Before forming Queen, May and Taylor had played together in the band Smile. Mercury was a fan of Smile and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborate stage and recordin… read more
Queen is a British rock band formed in London in 1970 by Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), and Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), later joined by John Deacon (bas… read more
Queen is a British rock band formed in London in 1970 by Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), and Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), later joined by John Deacon (bass). Their earliest works were influenced by read more

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