AOS 4 - Samba Em Preludio Flashcards
Which styles are used to make this piece a fusion, what is the name of this fusion style?
Jazz and Samba, Boss Nova
When was this piece written?
1962
Which 3 instruments are heard within this piece?
Acoustic guitar, acoustic bass guitar, female voice.
Is the vocal tessitura low or high?
Low
How many verses are there within this piece?
2 verses
Which instrument has a solo within the middle of this piece?
Acoustic Guitar
Which key is this piece written?
B minor
The piece doesn’t modulate, why are we expecting this?
It is stylistically common for a bossa nova to stay in the same key throughout.
What is the opening texture?
Monophonic, apart from 2 double stops.
How can we describe the texture of the voice/bass duet?
Counterpoint or Contrapuntal.
How can we describe the harmony in this piece?
Rich and complex.
Which harmonic techniques are used (3)?
Extended chords, chromatic chords, diminished 7ths.
Melody A moves by disjunct leaps and creates a sequence on the first or second note of each phrase, is the sequence ascending or descending?
Descending
Melody B moves mostly by step, what is this called?
Conjunct
What is the tempo direction for the introduction?
Free Tempo
The bossa nova tempo begins for verse 2, the groupings of which rhythms gives the bossa nova feel?
Dotted crotchet, quaver.
