samba Flashcards
(24 cards)
what is the genre of the song?
bossa nova
what instruments are used?
female voice, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass guitar
what is the word setting like?
syllabic
what are some features of the rhythm of the vocal line?
- triplets
- semiquavers
- rests
- rubato in the performance
what are some features of the bass solo intro?
- virtuosic
- double stops
- wide leaps
- rapid semiquaver passages
- a mordent
- a harmonic
- glissando
when is the bossa nova rhythm introduced?
verse two
what is the structure of the song?
- bass solo intro
- verse 1
- verse 2
- guitar solo
- voice and bass duet
- coda
when is the guitar introduced?
verse 2
what chords is the guitar solo played over?
the chords of verse 2
what does each part of the voice and bass duet play?
- bass plays vocal part from verse one
- voice sings part from verse b
what key is the song in?
B minor, without any modulations despite chromatic notes
what key are many bossa novas in? (as in minor or major)
minor keys
what is the texture of the intro?
monophonic (except for the double-stopping part)
what is the texture for most of the song?
homophonic (though the bass part at times becomes melodic enough to be a melody in its own right)
what is the texture of verse three/voice and bass duet?
polyphonic or contrapuntal
what are some features of the harmony?
- essentially tonal
- frequent chord extensions
- use of dim7 and chromatic chords
what are some features of the melody of verse one?
- series of phrases linked by a common rising arpeggio shape
- first or second note of each phrase descends by a semitone or a tone in a long downward sequence
- moves mostly by thirds and some sevenths
- low vocal register
what is the melody of verse 2 like?
- note values have doubled with increasing tempo
- almost entirely conjunct
- some use of sequence
- repeats some bars transposed up a fourth
what metre is the song in?
4/4 (except for two bars) but the increase in speed makes it feel as though its moving in 2/2
what is the rhythm of the song like?
- complex rhythms in vocals
- frequent triplets and rests
- syncopated rhythms in the bass part of verse 1
- fewer triplets in verse 2
- in verse two, the start of notes in vocal line tends to be off beat
- bass part plays bossa nova rhythm
- guitar is both syncopated and unsyncopated
- in verse three, vocals are less syncopated
- use of cross rhythms
what is the tempo of the song like?
- free tempo at the start
- tempo doubles at bar 19 when bass starts bossa nova tempo
- verse one has lots of rubato
what are features of the song that are from jazz?
- syncopations
- free tempo
- extended chords
- use of improvisation
- chromatic progressions
- swung quavers
- dialogue
what are some latin/bossa nova features of the song?
- portuguese lyrics
- syllabic vocals
- bass adds bossa groove
- chromatic harmonies
- nylon-string guitar
- acoustic bass
- counter melody in guitar
- dialogue
- articulation of guitar solo
what does the accompaniment play?
broken chords
