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
