Samba En Preludio Flashcards
1
Q
What type of fusion is it And what features does this new style have?
A
Fusion of Jazz and Samba to make “Bossa Nova”(Meaning ‘New trend’)
It features extended chords with Jazz instruments
-Improvisation
-Syncopated rhythms
-Slower tempo
2
Q
Instrumental Features
A
-Uses traditional Jazz instruments, contralto voice(lowest female voice)
3
Q
Structural Features
A
- 2 Verses both with variation and is played one after the other
- Another 3rd verse
- Intro-Coda
- 31 bar guitar solo(solos are common in Jazz music)
4
Q
Harmonic + Tonal Features
A
- Bmin key for a sad, wistful feeling
- Extended chords;7ths, 11ths and 13ths
- Altered chords - from normal to diminished or augmented
- 7th chords - by adding major and dominant 7ths to create dissonance
5
Q
Melodic Features
A
- Voice is low tesitura
- Broken chords - she sings ascending broken chords
- Bass and voice are working together. Melody uses upwards arpeggios and broken
- Syllabic with conjunct movement
- Extended notes and Blue/Jazz notes
- Dissonance and melody sequences
6
Q
Rhythmic Features
A
- Dotted and Tied notes
- Syncopation
- Free Tempo + Rubato=given freedom to how fast/slow they could play
- Dotted notes = A note lasting an extra half of the value
- Augmentation = When rhythm is slowed down to half speed but maintains the same pattern
7
Q
Textural Features
A
- Mostly homophonic texture
- Voice alternates between a chordal accompaniment and counterpoint with the melody line
- Contrapuntal texture = Where two melodies are played against each other and interweave
8
Q
Dynamics Features
A
A relaxed mezzopiano
