Familia Valera Miranda

Question 1

harmony

Answer 1

1. Se Quema- only D7 and Gm used (V7 and I)
2. Additional Eb in Cuatro solo creates dom9th. SHANKAR added chords
3. Alla ca candela- Cuatro solo strays further away from harmonic pattern as there are Fnaturals altho its Emajor
4. E and B7 prominent, as well as F#7 (secondary dominant)
5. Sliding parallel chords in cuatro solo LA SOIREE DANS GRENADE. BUW B27

Question 2

Texture

Answer 2

1. melody domhom SAMBA EM PRELUDIO BY SPALDING
   2.Pregon and Coro call and response. TUS OJOS BY GLORIA ESTEFAN
2. Se Quema: Coro is homophonic. 2 parts sing in 3rds
   SHANKAR BURN VOCAL DOUBLED 3rd BELOW. LOVE AND AFFECTION
3. Se quema: texture thickest as chorus and solo sing together with all instruments
4. Alla va candela: Coro confined to interjections of 2 notes in octaves
5. Cuatro is monophonic in both. SHANKAR BUW BEGINNING

Question 3

Instrumentation

Answer 3

1. Solo male voice (pregon). Male-voice Coro sings fixed parts. MI TIERRA BY GLORIA ESTEFAN
2. Latin percussion section made of African originated instruments
3. Cuatro - single lines and solo. CONCIENCA BY PEDRITO MARTINEZ GROUP
4. guitar - chordal accompaniment
5. Improv bongo patterns and plucked double bass. A TODO CUBA LE GUSTA BY AFRO-CUBAN ALL STARS
6. Claves play clave rhythm for both MI TIERRA

Question 4

melody

Answer 4

1. Se quema: vocal lines draw on 1st 6 notes of Gmin scale. Alla va candela: all notes within e major
2. se quema: into Cuatro uses broken chord patterns MI TIERRA. EASY END ARPEGGIOS IN PIANO.
3. Cuatro plays 2 sequentially related phrases - balanced
4. Limited vocal range of min6th. alla has wider range of 12th
5. Chromaticism in cuatro solo in both.
6. Alla : falling 5ths at ends of phrases
7. Ornamentations in cuatro solo - acciaccaturas and slides SHANKAR BURN MEENDS

Question 5

rhythm

Answer 5

1. Se quema: son - duple metre. so 3-2 clave pattern.
2. alla va candela: bolero is duple time.
3. then accel to faster son. AYER BY GLORIA ESTEFAN combines bolero and son
4. se quema: syncopation, polyrhythms and cross rhythms in cuatro solo
   Guitar syncopation rhythm creates ostinato.
5. Anticipation by bass - root is on 4th beat. TE DUELE BY GENTE DE ZONA.
6. Se quema: triplets in cuatro solo. SAMBA EM PRELUDIO BY SPALDING.
   7.alla va candela: Hemiola in b103.

Question 6

Tonality and structure

Answer 6

1. Spanish tonality
2. Se quema: Diatonic G minor throughout. No modulations. MI TIERRA BY GLORIA
3. Alla va candela: diatonic e major. no modulations. BURN SHANKAR DIATONIC C#MIN
4. simple harmony but cuatro strays away from the tonality
5. se quema- coro-pregon structure. Strophic verse section.