samba Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
rhythm and metre
A
- ositnato
- son clave suncopated rhythm
2
Q
form and sturtucre
A
- often intorduction featuring call and response
- groove = main ostintato rhythm
- ambista signals to group when to change to a different section with a loud whistle (apito)
- can end with call and response or a pre-reherased ending phrase
3
Q
texture
A
- often monophonic, sometimes polyphonic
- call adn respone
- cross-rhtyhsm
- ostinatos
4
Q
dynamics
A
- very loud - carnival
- crescendo at end (sometimes)
5
Q
tempo
A
- fast
- sambista can signal rubato
6
Q
pitch, melody, harmony and otnality
A
- based on rhythms not melodies
7
Q
artists, bands and perofmers
A
- exaltasamba
- fundo de quintal
8
Q
instruments
A
- cowbell
- claves
- congas
- agogo
- apito
- tamborim
- repinique
- surdo
