Samba Em Preludio Flashcards
(21 cards)
Which two genres is the bossa nova style a fusion of?
cool jazz and Brazilian samba
Who composed the piece originally?
Baden Powell
What does ‘bossa nova’ mean?
new trend
What language are the lyrics in?
Portugese
What are the performing forces in ‘Samba Em Prelúdio’?
- female voice
- acoustic guitar
acoustic bass guitar
Tonality
- B minor
- no modulations
How long is the introduction?
3 bars
Texture
- intro - monophonic
- mainly M & A
- polyphonic from end of guitar solo to coda
What is the time signature?
4/4
Which instrument plays the melody in the guitar solo?
acoustic guitar
Identify five features of the coda that are characteristic of jazz.
- extended chords
- altered chords
- blues notes / flattened 5th
- improvisation
- syncopation
Which instrument plays the introduction?
acoustic bass guitar
Explain 5 ways in which the end of the coda is different to the end of the first eight-bar idea in the first verse.
- free tempo
- guitar flourish
- penultimate bar in 6/4
- ends with perfect cadence
- sustained final chord
- sustained note in voice
- melody in guitar
Describe the vocal melody in the second verse. (5)
- syllabic
- (mostly) descending
- (mostly) conjunct
- blues notes
- starts in low register
- syncopated
PLEASE ALWAYS SYLLABIC
Describe the vocal melody after the guitar solo. (5)
- blues notes
- conjunct
- syllabic
- descending
- low tessitura
- narrow compass
Describe the rhythm played by the accompanying instrument in the guitar solo. (2)
- dotted
- syncopated
- bossa nova
Describe the rhythm played by the melody instrument in the guitar solo. (3)
- triplets
- syncopation
- SQs
- cross rhythms
- quintuplets
- septuplets
Describe five features the acoustic bass guitar melody after the guitar solo.
- blues notes
- disjunct
- arpeggios / broken chords
- sequence
- slide
- chromatic
- bass line
Identify five features of the piece that create a sad mood.
- slow tempo
- quiet dynamics
- minor key
- descending melodies
- low register
- blues notes
- extended chords
- chromatic
Describe the rhythm played by the acoustic bass guitar in the second 16-bar idea in the second verse. (3)
- dotted
- syncopated
- bossa nova
- cross rhythm
- quavers
Describe the rhythm played by the acoustic guitar in the second 16-bar idea in the second verse. (3)
- dotted
- syncopated
- cross rhythm
- quavers
