AoS4 Samba Em Preludio

Question 1

What style is Samba Em Preludio?

Answer 1

Bossa Nova

Question 2

Which two genres fuse together to create Bossa Nova?

Answer 2

Samba and Jazz

Question 3

What is the difference between Bossa Nova and Samba?

Answer 3

Bossa Nova is a lot more laid back and lilting

Question 4

In Samba Em Preludio, what language are the lyrics sung in?

Answer 4

Portuguese

Question 5

What is the instrumentation for Samba Em Preludio?

Answer 5

Female vocals, acoustic bass guitar and acoustic guitar

Question 6

Describe the vocal range in the song

Answer 6

Sung in the low chest register and covers a large range of a tenth

Question 7

Are the words set syllabically or melismatically?

Answer 7

Syllabically

Question 8

Is the melody line sung in a conjunct or disjunct way?

Answer 8

There are many leaps, so disjunct.

Question 9

What is rubato and how is it used?

Answer 9

Stretching the tempo to add emotion and feeling to the song

Question 10

What complex rhythms are used in Samba Em Preludio’s vocal line?

Answer 10

Triplets and semiquavers

Question 11

What is a virtuoso and how does Esperanza Spalding demonstrate this?

Answer 11

Someone extremely skilled. She plays an active bass line including many different complex patterns and features

Question 12

What are the virtuosic features of the bass line?

Answer 12

Double stopping, wide leaps, rapid semiquaver passages, mordent and harmonic

Question 13

When does the acoustic guitar part join in?

Answer 13

Bar 23

Question 14

What is the overall structure of the song?

Answer 14

Strophic (no chorus)

Verse 1, Link, Verse 2, Guitar Solo, Voice and Bass Duet, Coda

Question 15

What is the tonality of the piece?

Answer 15

Minor

Question 16

What is the key of the piece?

Answer 16

B Minor

Question 17

Are there any modulations?

Answer 17

No, the piece does not modulate at all

Question 18

What does the guitar part contain?

Answer 18

A mixture of plucked chords and small melodic passages

Question 19

What is the texture at the start of Samba Em Preludio?

Answer 19

Monophonic, only one melodic line (acoustic bass guitar)

Question 20

What is the main texture of Samba Em Preludio?

Answer 20

Homophonic - melody and accompaniment

Question 21

What is the texture in the voice and bass duet section?

Answer 21

Contrapuntal - the bass line is playing the original motif, and the singer is singing the secondary motif, and they are combined together in counterpoint

Question 22

How would you describe the harmony of Samba Em Preludio?

Answer 22

Tonal

Question 23

What is an extended chord?

Answer 23

A chord with added notes to it (jazz feature) with extensions up to a thirteenth

Question 24

What is a chromatic chord?

Answer 24

A chord which contains notes outside of the home key

Question 25

Describe the tempo at the start of the song

Answer 25

Free tempo, without a clear sense of pulse

Question 26

When does the bossa nova style kick in?

Answer 26

When, at bar 19 the bass starts playing bossa nova rhythms, and the guitar then follows and joins in

Question 27

What is the metre of the song?

Answer 27

4/4 simple quadruple metre

Question 28

Why are rests used?

Answer 28

To separate phrases and give a little space