esperanza - samba em preludio Flashcards
what key is it in?
b minor
what’s its structure?
intro - verse 1 - break - verse 2 - guitar solo - verse 3 - coda
what’s its harmony and tonality?
conjunct
b minor
jazz harmony - not simple triads, extended, altered
rich harmony - jazz influence
diminished chords
what’s instruments?
female vocal - Portuguese
acoustic bass guitar and low tessitura
nylon string acoustic guitar
what’s the metre?
4/4
what’s some features of the bass guitar?
virtuosic solo at start, double stops, mordants, glissandos, broken chords, scale patterns
how can you describe the tempo?
starts in free tempo
tempo rubato - performer can pull back or speed up
some features of the rhythm:
syncopation
based on Bossa nova rhythm
how is it like a Bossa nova rhythm?
dotted crotchet - quaver rhythm
heard in bass bar 19
what are some features of the melody?
syllabic - more focus on bass guitar while singing
beginning sings ascending broken chords
stepwise in verse 2
low tessitura - mood
conjunct melody 2
what’s the texture?
start monophonic
bossa nova polyphonic
MAINLY HOMOPHONIC
contrapuntal - two independent melody lines
what are some features of the texture?
double stopping chords
counterpoint between parts (voice and bass chords)
counterpoint (guitar and bass)
space in places, just vocal and bass fewer notes
what are some features of verse 1?
2-8 bar stanzas
rising arpeggios, in triplets
descending sequence
moves in 3rd or 7th
melody phrases often begin with a
triad movement with a descending
sequence
what are some features of verse 2?
melody stepwise
ascending and descending sequences
contrapuntal - voice and acoustic bass
what are some features of the solo?
virtuosic
conjunct
trills, acciaccatura, extended chords
